Here is an example as to his strength as a leader. In 1981, Begin responded to a statement by German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt in which he suggested that Germans had a moral commitment to the Palestinian Arabs.
Prime Minister Menachem Begin of Israel last night accused Chancellor Helmut Schmidt of arrogance, greed and callous disregard of the Jews killed in World War II.
Mr. Begin’s choice of words concerning the West German leader, which came during a speech at a political rally here, stunned foreign diplomats.
The anger of the Israeli leader was caused by a statement by Mr. Schmidt in which he suggested that Germans had a moral commitment to the Palestinians. The statement was made by Mr. Schmidt last week after he returned from a trip to Saudi Arabia.
Once again, History repeats itself!