Menachem Begin Organizing Opposition and Criticizing Prime Minister Ben-Gurion

MENACHEM BEGIN

Erscheinungsdatum: 1950

Beschreibung

Autograph Manuscript Signed, in Hebrew, Speech on Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion, [November 1, 1950-July 30, 1951]. 3 pp., 5 x 7 3/4 in. "To the Mapai regime: 'Neither farewell nor see you again.'" Complete TranslationMr. Ben-Gurion feels that the governmental control he longs for[1]- an [autocratic?]government of his party and himself - has irreparably collapsed. For the time being, the change is psychological, but with respect to someone possessing a [tyrannical?]soul who cannot chop the heads off his opponents, the "psychology" is [illegible]. Mr. Ben-Gurion senses that his partners in the disbanded coalition and the candidates for the alternative coalition - their style of speaking is different than it was in times past. To be sure they are willing to have truck with him, but [illegible]: Not over the [illegible]. The "equilibrium" of Mr. Ben-Gurion the [aggressor?]has been destroyed starting from the day he was unsuccessful in convincing [himself?]that he had established the State, the result being that the head of Mapai[2] has in the meanwhile lost his psychological equilibrium. Amongst the public, they still go on assuming that all his steps are calculated in advance, but the truth is that the man has become enmeshed in difficulties[3] ever since [he?]went - or was pushed - blindly[4] into an additional entanglement.Generally speaking, does Mr. Ben-Gurion believe that he will achieve an absolute majority in the next elections for his list?[5] The answer is: "No." Mr. Ben-Gurion knows that even were his emissaries, "the guides"[6] to arrange "[light?]processions" in certain immigrant camps,[7] Mapai would remain in the minority and would be in need of partners in order to maintain its regime. However, that same psychological change, which drives Mr. Ben-Gurion mad - would it not grow deeper during the period of electoral war? How does he stand to achieve his stable government? [Surely?], in his eyes there is no stable government unless it is his?It appears that Mr. Ben-Gurion is thinking about two options. One is - using the precedent that was created in the first Knesset. Mr. Ben-Gurion submits his resignation to the President; the President accepts the resignation, but along with that, "arrives at the conclusion" ahead of time that there is no[8] prime minister save the prime minister who is resigning. And Mr. Ben-Gurion, who will have resigned, continues "to fulfill his duties." Until when? The Transition Law[9] did not limit the time for a dismissed Cabinet[10] to "continue to fulfill the role." Mr. Ben-Gurion can "rule via[11] resignation" to his heart's content.[12]The second option that is pictured in the insurrectionist soul of Mr. Ben-Gurion are new elections following the new elections. Should there not be, in the second Knesset, that "stable majority," about which Mr. Ben-Gurion is dreaming, it may be that he will [propose?]another appeal to the voter[13] until - so hopes, perhaps, the head of Mapai - the voter will grow weary and say: "So be it, better Mapai rule than elections over and over again".Both options alike are [illegible]to the political demoralization being sown by Mapai and its head, out of their ambition for [autocratic?]government. The Mapai regime has destroyed the country's economy. Now it is trampling arrogantly[14] on the law in the country. And it is still not finished[15] making a laughingstock of the status of the parliament in Israel.And if the nation wants to put an end to the destructive demoralization, it must "[illegible] [illegible]" over the calculations of Mr. Ben-Gurion. Mapai will, in any case, be in the minority in the second Knesset, however the voter must see to it that it will be possible to establish a government without Mapai. Then, only then, will there be a stable governing authority in Israel, a governing authority that enjoys the trust[16] of the majority of the nation, the confidence of most parts of the Knesset, a constructiv. (See website for full description). Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 22794

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Menachem Begin Organizing Opposition and ...

Erscheinungsdatum: 1950

Einband: No binding

Zustand: Fine

Art des Buches: Autograph Manuscript Signed