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Firing Line Video Showing Debate On Egypt Peace Treaty After The 1973 War.
Editor's Note: Shmuel Katz appears on a special edition of Firing Line
taped in Tel Aviv on March 16, 1979. He debates Shlomo Avineri on the
Israel-Egypt treaty.
Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr. "Peace in the Middle East?",
Firing Line broadcast collection, Hoover Institution Archives.
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(1 hour)
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Irgun Video
Editor's note: Shmuel Katz discusses the history of the Irgun, the
underground fighting force that was largely responsible for driving
the British from Palestine and in which he played a prominent role.
Katz focuses on the hostility the Irgun met from the Haganah, the
Jewish military group controlled by the Jewish Agency led by David
Ben-Gurion. (Duration: 13:38)
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Sinai Video
Editor's note: Shmuel Katz sheds light on Menachem Begin's surprising
decision to concede the Sinai to Egypt. (Duration: 4:30)
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Altalena Video
Editor's note: Katz gives a detailed description of what happened in
the famous Altalena affair. Katz was the one who decided to send the
ship to Israel, not conceiving that anyone on the Jewish side would
object to more arms to carry on the war. As it turned out, the ship
would be destroyed on the orders of David Ben-Gurion as it reached the
Tel Aviv beach. (Duration: 23:54)
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Ministry Of Information Video
Editor's note: Shmuel was passionate about founding a Ministry of
Information, which he considered essential to countering anti-Israel
propaganda. In this segment, he describes how Menachem Begin promised
him that he would head such a ministry and then reneged on that
promise. Katz explains why a Ministry of Information, which still has
not been created, is more important than ever. (Duration: 27:42)
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