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Yitzhak Shamir
Shamir, Yitzhak
Shamir, Yitzhak (1915– ) Israeli statesman, prime minister (1983–84, 1986–92). He was the leader (1940–48) of the Stern Gang of Zionist guerrillas against the British mandate in Palestine. Shamir became head (1955–65) of Mossad, the Israeli secret service. He was foreign minister (1980–83) under Menachim
Begin and succeeded him as prime minister and head of the right-wing Likud Party. In 1986, he succeeded Shimon
Peres as head of a coalition government. Shamir oversaw the Jewish settlement of the
West Bank and
Gaza Strip. Defeated by Yitzhak
Rabin in 1992 elections, Binyamin
Netanyahu replaced Shamir as leader of Likud.
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Playing for time in Israel. (Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir) (Brief Article)
Magazine article from: U.S. News & World Report; 1/27/1992; 700+ words
; ...Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir was clear: He could...major breakthroughs, Shamir could look more like...primary, if centrist Yitzhak Rabin were to beat Shimon...administration recognizes that Shamir may yet be the best person...
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Minority report. (Yitzhak Shamir as a former Nazi) (column)
Magazine article from: The Nation; 8/7/1989; ; 700+ words
; ...made a glancing reference to the Nazi past of Yitzhak Shamir. This brought me a prodigious mailbag, with...and successor as leader of the group, was Yitzhak Yezernitzky, now known as Yitzhak Shamir. Stern began to put out feelers to the Axis...
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INTERVIEW OF THE WEEK: YITZHAK SHAMIR
News Wire article from: United Press International; 1/9/2001; 492 words
; ...International 01-09-2001 Interview of the week: Yitzhak Shamir WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 (UPI) -- Former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir spoke with United Press International this week from...
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Shamir sends signal of defiance. (Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir)(Regional Focus)
Magazine article from: MEED Middle East Economic Digest; 2/15/1991; 700+ words
; Shamir sends signal of defiance Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir has given a further indication...sharpest conflict within Shamir's Likud party since the...move, and Finance Minister Yitzhak Modai and Defence Minister...
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Shamir revives fears of expansion. (Yitzhak Shamir of Israel)
Magazine article from: MEED Middle East Economic Digest; 11/30/1990; 700+ words
; Shamir revives fears of expansion...announcement by Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir that it should always maintain...consider to be occupied. Shamir's remarks sparked off an...from former defence minister Yitzhak Rabin, who is a member of...
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Kahane: The Plan Behind the Fury; How Yitzhak Shamir Used the JDL To Force Soviet Emigration
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 4/22/1990; ; 700+ words
; ...future Israeli prime minister, Yitzhak Shamir. In addition, the group's other...nationalist Tehiya Party. Despite Shamir and Cohen's vehement denunciations...secret relationship between Cohen, Shamir and Kahane was forged one blustery...
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Yitzhak Shamir on the block
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 11/16/2001; ; 368 words
; ...MEIR RONNEN Jerusalem Post 11-16-2001 Headline: Yitzhak Shamir on the block Byline: MEIR RONNEN Edition; Daily Section...14 Friday, November 16, 2001 -- A latex puppet of Yitzhak Shamir goes under the hammer at Sotheby's November 29 London...
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Yitzhak Shamir receives $100,000 Defender of Jerusalem Award. (includes list of award recipients)
PR Newswire; 12/10/1990; 700+ words
; YITZHAK SHAMIR RECEIVES $100,000 DEFENDER OF JERUSALEM AWARD NEW YORK, Dec. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Prime Minister of Israel Yitzhak Shamir tonight received the annual $100,000 Defender of Jerusalem Award...
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Shamir talks about talks. (Yitzhak Shamir, Israeli negotiations with Palestinian Liberation Organization)
Magazine article from: U.S. News & World Report; 4/8/1991; 642 words
; Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir would be prepared to negotiate with representatives...Makovsky in an interview in Jerusalem last week. A Shamir concession? Not quite. By Shamir's formula, his nation would hold direct talks with...
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Interview of the week: Yitzhak Shamir.
News Wire article from: United Press International; 1/9/2001; 634 words
; ...Former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir spoke with United Press International...good friend of Israel. Cheney and Shamir worked closely during the 1991 Gulf...good man for us. Cheney was OK," Shamir said in an interview. Shamir was...
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Yitzhak Shamir
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Yitzhak Shamir , 1915-, Zionist activist and Israeli...government of national unity in which Shamir served as foreign minister (1984-86...minister (1986-90). From 1990 to 1992 Shamir was prime minister of a Likud-led right...
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Shamir, Yitzhak
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
Shamir, Yitzhak (1915– ...a coalition government. Shamir oversaw the Jewish settlement...Gaza Strip . Defeated by Yitzhak Rabin in 1992 elections, Binyamin Netanyahu replaced Shamir as leader of Likud. http...
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Lohamei Herut Yisrael
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
...Yellin-Mor, Israel Eldad, and Yitzhak Shamir. Ideologically, LEHI moved to...Revisionist maximalism, while Shamir took a less ideological and more...i le ʾ umi (izl); shamir, yitzhak; stern, abraham; yellin-mor...
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Kahan Commission (1983)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
...person commission was chaired by Yitzhak Kahan, president of the Supreme...Menachem Begin, Foreign Minister Yitzhak Shamir, and the (unnamed) head of...sabra and shatila massacres; shamir, yitzhak; sharon, ariel. Bibliography...
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Likud
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
...Government in which Likud leader Yitzhak Shamir held the office of prime minister...parties improved their showing, and Shamir again led the government until the...individuals and their factions, including Shamir, former Chief of Staff Ariel Sharon...
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