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Though out of sight, Begin has not been entirely out of public mind: he has been interviewed on Israeli radio, most recently last week, after the death of his former Deputy Prime Minister, Yigael Yadin...
...capital to call for the retirement of former Defense Minister Ariel Sharon, his supporters, mostly Sephardim, stormed the rally, screaming obscenities and tearing up placards. One demonstrator was killed. In explaining why he forsook a career as a distinguished archaeologist to enter politics, the late former Deputy Premier Yigael Yadin of the Likud coalition said, "I thought [the ethnic trouble] was the greatest danger to Israel, more than all the Arabs put together...
...Amnesty International have consistently ignored the Falashas: ironically, so have other Jews, Israel explains away its inactivity because of its bizarre policy of "necessary" silence. In January 1979, the few Falashas living in Israel demonstrated against the secrecy surrounding all discussions of help for Ethiopian Jews. Later that year. Yigael Yadin, then Deputy Prime Minister, announced that secrecy would continue to be necessary to ensure a successful rescue of the Falashas Jewish pressure groups are still given that "rescue" excuse. Yet, only five were rescued between 1978 and 1980. And as of last October, the Jewish Agency--which handles immigration...
...that point better than his own career. If his programs changed markedly over the years, he always pursued them with the relentless force of his own personality. Those who met him were usually dazzled by the charm, grace and warmth of his manner. Recalls former Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Yigael Yadin: "He immediately created a relationship of sincerity, friendship, frankness and warmth, and in this way he was like a member of the family...
...spurred by an intelligence report that the Iraqis might be able to start manufacturing two or three small nuclear weapons within a year. Despite that, not all of the committee's Cabinet-level members were in favor of a pre-emptive raid. Among those opposed were Deputy Prime Minister Yigael Yadin, Interior Minister Yosef Burg and Education Minister Zevulun Hammer, who felt that the attack would damage relations with the U.S. But Begin prevailed with the support of such Israeli hawks as Agriculture Minister Ariel Sharon and Foreign Minister Yitzhak Shamir. In October 1980, the raid plan was given...