Beirut massacre - Ariel Sharon speech

Title

Beirut massacre - Ariel Sharon speech

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

30 Sep 1982

Year of production

1982

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Duration

00:03:02

Description

Peter Allen-Frost reports from Tel Aviv on Prime Minister Menachem Begin’s acceptance of responsibility, and a speech by Israeli Defence Minister Ariel Sharon criticising US reaction to, the massacre by Christian militia (Israeli allies) in Palestinian refugee camps in Beirut (09/82). Includes excerpt from speech.

Contributors

Ariel Sharon; Peter Allen-Frost

Keywords

USA; Deaths; Israel; Middle East; International relations; Prime ministers; Lebanon; Beirut; Jerusalem; Menachem Begin; Arab states; Religious conflicts; Resignation (political); Civilian war deaths; Palestinian Arabs; Militia

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