Menachem Begin

Guide Note: Menachem Begin was the first Likud Prime Minister of Israel, serving from 1977 to 1983. During his terms, Begin signed a Peace Treaty with Egypt and authorized an Israeli invasion of Lebanon.

Fast Facts:

Born: August 16, 1913
Given Name: Menachem Wolfovitch Begin
Political Party: Likud
Died: March 9, 1992

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Official Site: Menachem Begin
Official Site: Menachem Begin Heritage Foundation
Orthodox Union: Menachem Begin
Wikipedia: Menachem Begin
Knesset: Menachem Begin (1913-1992)
Nobel Prize: Menachem Begin 1978 Peace Prize Winner
Yale Law School: The Camp David Accords

Menachem Begin Background and Profiles

Nobel Prize: Menachem Begin Biography
Orthodox Union: Menachem Begin
BBC News: Menachem Begin Profile (1998)
United Jewish Communities: "To Die or To Conquer the Mountain: The Legacy of Menachem Begin"

The Camp David Accords

Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Camp David Accords
My Jewish Learning: How Israel and Egypt struck peace in 1979
Jimmy Carter Library: The Framework for Peace in the Middle East

Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty

Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty
Palestine Facts: What was the Israel-Egypt Peace Agreement of 1979?
Yale Law School's Avalon Project: Peace Treaty Between Israel and Egypt

Menachem Begin Articles

Washington Report on Middle East Affairs: "Begins Admission...That Israel Started Three of Its Wars" (1994)
Times Online: "Menachem Begin 'backed plot to kill German Chancellor" (2006)
Times Online: "British anger at terror celebration" (2006)
Counterpunch.com: "We Created Terror Among the Arabs" (2004)

Menachem Begin Media

Menachem Begin Images

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Menachem Begin Video

YouTube: Begin's Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech (Time: 2:01)
Google Video: Camp David Accords (Time: 3:00)
BBC Audio and Video Search: Menachem Begin

Menachem Begin Blogs and Message Boards

Steve Sailer: Menachem Begin and Me
Sabbah: Menachem Begin’s grandson Protesting Apartheid Wall
Meryl Yourish: Menachem Begin on the Existence of Israel

Menachem Begin Timeline

August 16, 1913: Born in Brest, Russian Empire
1931: Enrolls in Warsaw University
1940: Arrested and sentenced for 8 years to the gulag camps
1942: Released from the Pechora labor camp under the Sikorski-Mayski Agreement
1944: Assumes the Irgun organization leadership
1948: Founds the right-wing political party Herut. Now known as Likud
1948-1977: Under Begin, Herut formed the main opposition to the dominant Labor party in the Knesset
May 17,1977: The Likud wins the parliamentary election by a landslide
September 17, 1978: Camp David Accords
September, 1983: Begin steps down as prime minister due to failing health and depression
March 9, 1992: Dies of heart failure in Tel Aviv

Menachem Begin Books and Merchandise

Amazon.com: Begin: His Life, Words, and Deeds
Barnes and Noble: Menachem Begin Books
TIME Magazine: Menachem Begin TIME Magazine Covers