What happened between the two letters (`63 and `69), was, of course, the Six-Day War.
Begin`s number one goal since the founding of the Israeli state had always been annexation of the West Bank ("Judea and Samaria").
The `67 war, carried out by Ben Gurion`s *moderates* brought about the possibility of annexation. By 1969, it was clear to Ben Gurion that Israel would get away with it.
But in reality, Israel has swallowed a poison pill. |
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