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Menachem Begin

Prime Minister of Israel, 1977 to 1983

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The first right-wing prime minister of Israel signed the Camp David peace treaty with Egypt, for which he shared a Nobel Peace Prize, and later launched the 1982 Lebanon war.

Menachem Begin sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: slightly free market and leaning authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly nationalist on nation, strongly interventionist on interventionism and strongly strength-first on war and peace.

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Where Menachem Begin sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomySlightly free market
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityLeaning authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureStrongly traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationStrongly nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly growth-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologySlightly tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceStrongly strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionStrongly religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismStrongly interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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Political views closest to Menachem Begin

NeoconservatismPairs free markets and traditional values with an assertive, democracy-promoting foreign…97%MilitarismTreats military strength and martial values as central to national life.96%GaullismA French tradition of national independence, a strong presidency and a leading role for…96%Hawkish realismSees the world as a contest between states, where military strength and alliances secure…95%

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