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Menachem Begin

Biography

Menachem Begin

Overview

  • Born
    August 16, 1913 · Brzesc, Poland, Russian Empire [now Brest, Belarus]
  • Died
    March 9, 1992 · Tel Aviv, Israel (natural causes)
  • Birth name
    Menachem Wolfovitch Begin

Mini bio

  • Menachem Begin was an Israeli politician, founder of Likud and the sixth Prime Minister of Israel. Before the creation of the state of Israel, he was the leader of the Zionist militant group Irgun, the Revisionist breakaway from the larger Jewish paramilitary organization Haganah. He proclaimed a revolt, on 1 February 1944, against the British mandatory government, which was opposed by the Jewish Agency. As head of the Irgun, he targeted the British in Palestine. Later, the Irgun fought the Arabs during the 1947-48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine and its chief Begin was also noted as "leader of the notorious terrorist organization" by the British government and banned from entering the United Kingdom.
    - IMDb mini biography by: Bonitao

Family

  • Spouses
      Aliza Arnold(May 29, 1939 - November 1982) (her death, 3 children)
      Aliza Arnold(May 29, 1939 - November 14, 1982) (her death, 3 children)

Trivia

  • Prime minister of Israel 1977-1983.
  • Menachem & Aliza Begin had 3 children: Binyamin Ze'ev (born 1943) - Former Minister of Science in Israeli government. Daughters: Hasia & Leah.
  • Grandson, Yonatan Begin, killed in a plane crash in March 2000.
  • Through Begin's political life he held the following positions: Minister without Portfolio, Minister of Justice, Minister of Labour & Welfare, Minister of TRansportation, Minister of cummunications, MInister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Defence & Minister of Agriculture.
  • Begin is the author of two books: "White Nights", about his prison experiences in the Soviet Union, and "The Revolt", about the Etzel organization.

Quotes

  • In June 1967 we again had a choice. The Egyptian army concentrations in the Sinai approaches do not prove that Nasser was really about to attack us. We must be honest with ourselves. We decided to attack him.
  • Our other wars were not without an alternative. In November 1956 we had a choice. The reason for going to war then was the need to destroy the fedayeen, who did not represent a danger to the existence of the state.

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