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Politician
Israeli politician. He led the right-wing Likud party, became prime minister, and achieved peace with Egypt. He is a person who thinks about peace and nationalist politics after the Middle East war.
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Camp David Accords
1978
Political event · Leader
Egypt-Israel peace treaty
1979
Political event · Leader
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Born into a Jewish community in Eastern Europe, he became involved in the Zionist movement. World War II, the Holocaust, and the tensions in British Mandate Palestine shaped his political experience.
After serving as a leader of the underground Irgun organization, he led a right-wing political party after the establishment of the state of Israel. In 1977, he achieved a regime change, negotiated with Sadat, and signed a peace treaty with Egypt.
Although Begin was seen as a hardline nationalist, he was also the first to make peace with an Arab nation. He is a man whose thoughts on war and peace, settlement policy and diplomatic compromise coexist.
Studying Begin reveals that Middle East politics is not just about simple conflict, but moves through domestic political parties, refugee memory, territorial issues, and U.S. diplomacy. You can think about the possibilities and limits of peace. It can also be used for comparison with surrounding areas from the same era.
