Word: yitzhaks
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...attack on Argov powerfully reinforced hawkish elements in the Israeli government, while the resolve of Cabinet members had been hesitant to opt for a full-scale strike against P.L.O. bases in Lebanon. Said Yitzhak Moda'i, an Israeli minister without portfolio: "Prolonged restraint costs too much. We must strike at the terrorist" Indeed even before Agrov was shot, Israeli Foreign Minister Yitzhak Shamir had called for "complete elimination of the P.L.O. In the wake of the Argov assassination attempt, a spokesman for the Israeli foreign ministry declared that the ten-month-old cease-fire the was being "permanently violated...
...members who quit the Likud, Yitzhak Peretz and Amnon Linn, wanted to express their discontent with the government's policies, notably its handling of the economy and of recent disturbances on the occupied West Bank. To Labor Party Leader Shimon Peres, it seemed the right moment to deliver what he hoped would be a political coup de grace to Begin. Only two months ago, Begin had barely survived a 58-to-58 tie vote on a no-confidence motion. Peres found a new weapon in the government's latest statistics on inflation, which showed that in April alone...
...eyes, you are a true friend, I faithful to his principles, whose word is honor." That effusive welcome, delivered by Israeli President Yitzhak Navon last week, was reserved for a very special guest: French President François Mitterrand, the first West European leader to visit the Jewish state since former West German Chancellor Willy Brandt's historic pilgrimage in 1973. Despite a few rocky moments, the trip demonstrated France's shift away from the pro-Arab policy set by President Charles de Gaulle in 1967. It was a significant example of Mitterrand's stated intention...
...wipe out the P.L.O. guerrillas based there. Beyond that, Israel would like to help its allies, the Lebanese Christians, become stronger, and if possible force Syria to withdraw its 30,000-man peace-keeping force from Lebanon. To bolster his military aims, Sharon, with the backing of Foreign Minister Yitzhak Shamir, is also touting a political rationale for such a maneuver. He believes that the P.L.O. would have no place to go except Jordan, from which it was forcibly expelled in a brutal crackdown by King Hussein's military in 1970-71. With a little assistance from Israel, Sharon...
...afternoon, Haig was visited by Avital Shcharansky, 31, wife of the imprisoned Soviet Jewish dissident Anatoli Shcharansky, who is reported to be receiving harsh treatment at the Soviet labor camp where he is serving a 13-year sentence. In a toast to his visitor, Foreign Minister Yitzhak Shamir welcomed Haig's participation as a "positive approach" and added, "We too are ready to make an effort...