Menachem Begin

Menachem Wolfovitch Begin (August 16, 1913-March 9, 1992) ( name in Hebrew: {{Audio|He-Menachem_Begin.ogg|??????? ???????}} ) became the 6th Prime Minister of Israel in May 1977. With the mediation of US President Jimmy Carter, Begin negotiated the Camp David Accords with President Sadat of Egypt, agreeing on the withdrawal of the Israel Defense Forces from the Sinai Peninsula and its return to Egypt. Begin and Sadat were awarded the 1978 Nobel Peace Prize for this implementation of "Land for peace".

Begin as a fictional character

Begin appears in the early editions (but not the later ones) of "Tintin au Pays de l'Or Noir," a graphic novel by Herge (pen-name of the Belgian artist and writer Georges Remi). He is not named, but there can be no doubt that the leader of the Irgun, living in the guise of an orthodox rabbi, is none other than Menahem Begin. In the graphic novel, as in real life, Begin's concern is primarily for the lives of his men. He mounts a daring rescue operation for one of his followers, a young Jewish man named Goldstein, apparently captured by the British. Actually, the young man is Tintin, Goldstein's doppelganger. In later editions of "Tintin in the Land of Black Gold," Herge eliminated all references to the Israelis and the British.-->

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