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There is a Crisis in Gahal

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Begin goes into detail about the recent crisis happening between the Herut-Liberal Bloc. The Liberal Party abandoned the Bloc and collaborated with the Labor Party on a draft bill proposed by the Labor Party. This draft bill was “to change the present electoral system” starting from the Ninth Knesset. Herut members expressed to Liberal Party members that voting to give the draft bill a Knesset majority would hurt the Herut-Liberal Bloc. Liberal Party members assured that there would not be a majority; however, they lied. After there was a majority of 61 votes, Liberal Party members expressed no remorse because it was a principle of theirs to alter the electoral system. That is why they negotiated with the Labor Party. Begin then goes into what the future will look like now that the Government has an absolute majority. It will take years before there can be an alternative party leading Israel’s Government. This threatens the notion that Israel is a democracy.

Ben Aharon’s Regime Means Slavery, Poverty for All

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Begin criticizes Yitzhak Ben Aharon for his communist economic and social views. Begin shares how Ben Aharon threatened to resign after being angered by the Prime Minister. However, Labor Party Ministers convinced him to withdraw his resignation. A few weeks after, some of these same Labor Party Ministers attacked him for his economic and social views. They claimed that they “were surprised to learn about Mr. Ben Aharon’s ideas,” while Begin argues that everyone else knew about it. Begin continues to attack Ben Aharon’s eagerness to make Israel a socialist State. Begin is afraid of such a State because it would lead the country into a form of slavery, where almost everyone is in poverty.

It All Depends on Mrs. Meir’s Mood

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Begin writes a comment about the Civil Marriage Bill crisis. He explains different theories of what could happen to both Mapam and Independent Liberals if they decide to vote for the Hausner Bill. He concludes saying that the fate of the parties depends more on Golda Meir and less on Coalition agreements.

American Jewish Congress

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A speech Begin gave while serving as the chairman of the debate at the 10th Annual American-Israel dialogue of the American Jewish Congress. The word revolution can be either progressive or retrogressive, depending on who the revolutionaries are fighting and their ultimate goals. After the calls to slaughter the Jews were ignored in the 1930s the left cannot expect Israel and the Jews to just ignore the Palestinian and wider Arab calls for the destruction of Israel and extermination of the Jews. Begin says that the people on the New Left are ignorant of the history of the Jews. Violence as used in revolutions should only be used against tyrannies. In democracies, there are other, better ways to bring about change. The Arabs have 20 countries and a vast land. There is no problem if a percent of them live in Israel, and there is no reason for countries to only have one ethnic group in them. That is the thinking of Hitler.

Don’t Spin Us a Yarn

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Begin speaks to the Knesset of Britain agreeing to Fatah opening an office in London. He first expresses that Fatah and its leader, Yassar Arafat, wants to exterminate Jews. To prove this, he quotes Arafat saying that he wants “disembowel[ment] of every Jew in Palestine” and “destruction of Israel.” Then Begin focuses on criticizing Britain for their decision to welcome Fatah. He reminds Britain of multiple incidents when it actively did not save Jews during World War Two. He mentions his confidence for Israel to overcome Fatah, and reintegrates that he hopes Britain will not, once again, welcome those who want to exterminate Jews.