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[bey-gin] 
Be⋅gin
[bey-gin] –noun
Me⋅na⋅chem
[muh-nah-khuh m] , 1913–92, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1977–83; Nobel peace prize 1978. |
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| Be·gin
(bā'gĭn) Pronunciation Key
Russian-born Israeli politician. He led (1943-1948) Irgun, the Zionist underground movement in Palestine. After the establishment of Israel, Begin became a political leader known for his hard-line views on the Arabs, but as prime minister (1977-1983) he strove to resolve the Arab-Israel conflict. He shared the 1978 Nobel Peace Prize with Anwar el-Sadat of Egypt. |
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| menachem begin | |
noun | |
| Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992) [syn: Begin] |
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