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Menachem Wolfovitch Begin (Brest, 16 augustus 1913 - Jeruzalem, 9 maart 1992) was een Israëlisch politicus en de 6e premier van Israël.

The hour of decision has arrived. You know what I have done, and what all of us have done, to prevent war and bereavement. But our fate is that in the Land of Israel there is no escape from fighting in the spirit of self-sacrifice. Believe me, the alternative to fighting is Treblinka, and we have resolved that there would be no Treblinkas. This is the moment in which courageous choice has to be made. The criminal terrorists and the world must know that the Jewish people have a right to self-defense, just like any other people.

Menachem Begin, Knesset address prior to invasion of Lebanon, June 5, 1982.