POL 388 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Bachir Gemayel, Gush Emunim, List Of Wars Involving Israel
29 Oct 2018
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Introduction: netanyahu left the military after the 1973 war, went to create a think tank called the. Began to involve himself in politics in the late 1980s: begin"s rhetoric and sharon"s tactics by amos perlmutter- begin was associated with a very hard right tactics and ideas. Gush emunim ideology - beginning of the settlers movement (right wing) vs kibbutz (left wing). The international community looks to the settlers as obstacles to peace. Right by ehud srinzak- begin lost control of the right and more militant right wing factions began to arise. Design: ariel sharon, hardliner when it came to israel"s security. He did not want the israelis to gain a hand in. Lebanon: bashir gemayel- from an influential maronite family, spent a significant time with ariel sharon in order to limit the influence of the plo. Catalyst: the plo attempted to assassinate the israeli ambassador to the uk, all israelis agreed that some military activities were needed in the south.
