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It was my first-ever interview with a prime minister and I was naturally nervous. I walked into Yitzhak Shamir’s office, said “Shalom” and dutifully sat down on the exact spot on the couch that Avi Pazner, Shamir’s spokesman, had pointed to. I waited for Shamir to acknowledge my greeting, took a deep breath, and then I waited some more. But he just sat there, half-slumped on his arm chair, glaring at me with...