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...reason for Begin's truculent behavior may have been a sense that events were careening out of his control. On Monday, Israel's President Yitzhak Navon, whose office is essentially nonpolitical, took the unusual step of summoning Begin to his office for a one-hour accounting of Israel's role in the massacre. Afterward, Navon went on television to call for a "credible and independent inquiry...
...dominated by Begin's Likud coalition, twice supported the Prime Minister last week: it refused to condemn the Israeli invasion of West Beirut, and it refused to call for a formal commission of inquiry. Only after days of rising protest did Begin agree to ask Supreme Court Chief Justice Yitzhak Kahan to conduct an investigation. If he undertakes the assignment, Kahan will probably not have the power to subpoena witnesses, which will surely hamper his probe. By appointing Kahan to the task, Begin quieted some of his foes and bought himself a little time. But his government was in deep...
...introduce a system of governmental reforms and to build an effective national army. He also intended to make peace with Israel, although he was resisting pressure from the Begin government to sign a treaty soon after his inauguration. Indeed, Prime Minister Begin, Defense Minister Ariel Sharon and Foreign Minister Yitzhak Shamir went so far as to meet secretly with Gemayel in northern Israel two weeks before his death to urge a treaty on him. But Gemayel wanted some breathing space; he knew that signing an agreement with Israel so quickly would anger large segments of Lebanon's fractious population...
...with the campaign in Lebanon, Begin began to push his luck. Now, indirect involvement in the slaughter of Palestinians may suffice to topple the government. Indeed, Begin's Energy Minister Yitzhak Berman has already handed in his resignation. Other members of the cabinet--including Deputy Foreign Minister Yehuda Ben-Meir and Education Minister Zvulun Hammer--are reportedly thinking of quitting. And in Parliament, the Prime Minister's shaky coalition would have much trouble surviving a no-confidence vote. So Begin...
From 1974 to 1977, Peres was Defense Minister in the Cabinet of then Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, a bitter personal and professional rival. Feuding between the two Labor leaders sapped the party's strength in the 1981 elections, preparing the way for Begin's victory over Peres. The Peres-Rabin struggle continues to pose a threat to Labor's electoral chances. Already, polls show the combined support for the two Labor leaders to be far behind Begin's. Asked who was best suited to be Prime Minister, nearly 2,000 Israelis canvassed by the Jerusalem Post...