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comparison essay Menachem Begin and Benjamin Netanyahu When it comes to character life style, family life and relationship to colleagues, it is very difficult to compare Menachem Begin to Benjamin Netanyahu. But it is possible to make a comparison by their political choices, and their tenures. I chose to compare between them because both of them are very interesting characters that I agree with their political decisions and their vision. First of all, what I see as the most important aspect to compare is their tenures, Begin was prime minister in two terms. The first was long (1977-1981) and the second was very short. About two years after he began, in 1983, he decided to retire and locked himself in his house. He refused to explain the …show more content…

Another comparative aspect would be the leadership ability of these two figures to victory in election, and the level of the provocation they willing to go. On Begin's second term, when the election campaign began in 1981, it was clear to all, that the LIKUD would return to the benches of the opposition. The government of the Likud was described as a government whose ministers were amateurs and its leader was not really a leader. After a stormy election campaign, the Likud won. One person brought victory - Menachem Begin. He drove from square to square, making sentences and slogans that questioned his sanity. Begin attacked the head of a friendly power and determined that Helmut Schmidt was "greedy" because "two things stand before him, to buy oil cheaply and to sell weapons costliness." The crowd responded with great enthusiasm. Begin crossed a few red lines to win – and it worked. A similar phenomenon occurred in the last elections. The Likud won by one person, Netanyahu. He set the tactic and was willing to sacrifice Israel's ties with the United States and harm relations with its president for the sake of victory And again, against all odds Netanyahu

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