After 1957, Israel had to wait 10 full years for its flag to fly again over that liberated portion of the homeland. -Menachem Begin

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In peace, the Middle East, the ancient cradle of civilization, will become invigorated and transformed. Throughout its lands there will be freedom of movement of people, of ideas, of goods. -Menachem Begin

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We attacked selected military targets of the P.L.O. Around, civilians were hurt, I don't want to deny it. Very regrettable, very regrettable. We regret it deeply. -Menachem Begin

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No one will frighten the large and free Jewish community of the United States. -Menachem Begin

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The people of Israel have lived 3,700 years without a memorandum of understanding with America and will continue to live without it another 3,700 years. -Menachem Begin

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UNIFIL was a complete disappointment. But a kind of multinational force. -Menachem Begin

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The ancient Jewish people gave the world the vision of eternal peace, of universal disarmament, of abolishing the teaching and learning of war. -Menachem Begin

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We don't need legitimacy. We exist. Therefore we are legitimate. -Menachem Begin

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Lebanon, of course, is a country with great problems. Traditionally, they have religious-national groups or ethnic-national groups. They have the Druses. Even the two Moslem sects, the Sunnis and the Shiites, are apart. Then they have the armed groups. Everybody's got a private army. -Menachem Begin

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You annex foreign land, not your own country. -Menachem Begin

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