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Opposition leader Shimon Perez voiced strong support for the agreements in a meeting of the Labor Party--which he heads--further assuring Knesset ratification...
...Begin rival, and Opposition Labor Party Leader Shimon Peres. The Egyptian President also began sniping at his Israeli counterpart, asserting: "It is possible to establish peace in hours. The only obstacle is Mr. Begin...
...confidence motion introduced by the Labor Party by a vote of 70 to 35. But Israel's internal debate over its response to the Egyptian peace initiative continued. Last week TIME Jerusalem Bureau Chief Dean Fischer and Correspondent David Halevy interviewed Foreign Minister Dayan and Opposition Leader Shimon Peres concerning the differences in their positions on the major issues that face Israel. Their answers...
Meanwhile, Sadat's meetings with Israeli Defense Minister Ezer Weizman and Labor Party Leader Shimon Peres the week before in Austria had stormy repercussions in Israel. The Egyptians have barely concealed their frustration with Premier Menachem Begin, who they believe has no interest in negotiating for peace. Asked whether he met with Peres to try to split the Israeli government, Sadat termed the charge "the kind of black propaganda with which Menachem Begin tries to inflame the Israeli people." In a speech marking the 26th anniversary of the Egyptian revolution, Sadat declared: "It is possible to establish peace...
...Menachem Begin's finest hour. During a rowdy session of the Knesset that was televised nationally last week, Israel's Premier lost his temper in a debate with Labor Party Leader Shimon Peres about Peres' talks with Egyptian President Anwar Sadat in Vienna, came close to weeping, and tore up pieces of paper. At a closed session of Labor delegates, even former Premier Golda Meir wondered aloud whether Begin had lost his senses. Meanwhile, a new "denial unit" in Begin's office, created to offset critical press stories about him, was working full time to explain...