"We are convening today for a faction meeting in memory of the sixth Prime Minister, the late Menachem Begin, who passed away 30 years ago. Begin was one of the greatest leaders to rise in the State of Israel. He was committed in every part of his soul to the righteousness of our path. I remember a phone call with him in 1982, after the massacre at Sabra and Shatila. I then served as Israel's delegate in Washington. Begin asked me to organize an information campaign to fend off the defamation that was directed against Israel at the time, following the massacre in Sabra and Shatila," Netanyahu began.
He said: "Begin opened the conversation like this: Mr. Netanyahu, the term 'blood libel' is probably familiar to you. I immediately understood his intention. Begin knew that my grandfather and father of blessed memory came out as a buffer against the plot aimed at right-wing elements in the country after Arlozorov's assassination. Political opponents falsely tried to pass the blame for the murder to the representatives of the Revisionist camp, Jabotinsky's associates, who were later acquitted. As in the murder of Arlozorov, so in Sabra and Shatila and so in countless other events, we were required to constantly fight for the truth." READ MORE
