Premier Yitzhak Shamir told a meeting of veterans of the pre-State Irgun Zvai Leumi that peace on Israel’s borders would be assured by a renewal of the old underground fighting spirit. His statement was greeted with unabashed enthusiasm. Shamir had been a leader of the Stern group which broke away from the Irgun.
The meeting last night marked the 40th anniversary of the Irgun’s declaration of “rebellion” against the British Mandatory authorities. The audience had hoped that former Premier Menachem Begin, who led the Irgun Irgun, would appear at their rally, but he failed to do so. He was in the process of settling into his new apartment in Jerusalem after having moved from the Prime Minister’s official residence earlier in the day. Shamir took Begin’s place at the meeting.
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