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".

External links

Official Sites

• The Menachen Begin Center
• PM Sharon's Address at the Opening Ceremony for the Begin Heritage Centre Building 06/16/2004
• Menachem Begin - The Sixth Prime Minister Official Site of the Prime Minister's Office

Miscellanious Links

• The Camp David Accords
• The King David Hotel Warnings
• Irgun Web Page
• 1948 Letter of some Eminent Jews to New York Times
• Menachem Begin Obituary Editorial
• The Begin Biography, Nobel Foundation