Subjects: Greater Israel

How Dr. K Pulls the Strings

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Begin gives examples of how Dr. Kissinger manipulated the governments of Israel, the United States, and Egypt into having things work out the way he had planned. For example, Rabin proposed a retreat from the Suez Canal if Egypt ends the state of belligerency, and Kissinger immediately declared that Egypt will reject it. Foreign Secretary Allon proposed that Israel retreat another 30-50 km in Sinai if Egypt agrees not to join Syria if they attack Israel, and Israel will no longer demand a public declaration of non-belligerence. Kissinger responded to this with harsh words of disapproval. He claimed it would look to Sadat like Israel was planning to attack Syria, but agreed to bring it to Cairo’s attention anyway. Begin additionally argues that Kissinger told President Ford what to say. In the end, Sadat found Allon’s proposal an insult to Egypt, as Kissinger had predicted.

Egypt is Not at All Moderate

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Begin combats Rabin’s statement that Egypt is a moderate nation. Begin believes, unlike Rabin, that retreating to the 1967 borders and “restoring the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people” would be the first steps towards “the liquidation of Israel in stages.” At the Rabat conference it was decided that Arafat would be the spokesman for the Arab inhabitants in Israel, and he was authorized to demand the establishment of a Palestinian State. Begin poses two important questions: If a country whose aim is to destroy Israel is moderate, what is extreme? And how does it look to the rest of the world if the leader of the country Egypt wishes to destroy says it is moderate? Begin believes that it is harmful to have a Prime Minister, like Rabin, who believes that Judea and Samaria do not rightfully belong to Israel.

Let’s Arise, Unite, and Stand Firm

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Begin calls on General Rabin to fix the economic crisis he believes his party created. He expresses concern and disappointment that the Labor-dominated majority Knesset rejected the Likud’s proposal to fix the economy. Begin stresses that he and the Likud party believe in their unalienable right to an unpartitioned Eretz Israel. However, there is anxiety looking forward to the future because General Rabin uses phrases like “Jordanian-Palestinian” State. Begin believes that it would be wrong to comply with the UN demand to evacuate Judea and Samaria. He calls upon the words of Ben Gurion and Chaim Weizmann to back up his opinion that the Jewish people have a right to all the land of Israel. He addresses General Rabin and the Cabinet and reminds them of the triumph of 30 years ago, and urges them to preserve Israel’s security.

As in the Past the Jewish People Will Again Emerge from the Present Plight

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Begin writes about Likud in the Chanukah edition of the Jewish Herald. He emphasizes Likud’s consistent warning that Israel’s enemies aim to meet in Jerusalem. He also states that although the Jewish people have a right to be anxious about Israel’s future, they do not have to be pessimistic because of Israel’s strength both politically and militarily. Begin argues that Likud believes that Jews are returning and will continue to return to their Homeland. He concludes with three points that that nation must stand by in order to achieve peace and security.

The Jewish People’s Right to Eretz Israel

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Begin urges the Israeli government to remember that Eretz Israel is the land of the Jewish people. He reminds the Knesset that in the United Nations in 1947 the establishment of a Jewish state and an Arab state occurred, not a Palestinian state. He claims that there is no Palestine, no Palestinians, only Arabs. Arabs with whom the goal is to live peacefully together and share equal rights in the Jewish state of Israel.