TITLE:
The Rhetoric of Begin: Leadership in Changing Times
AUTHORS:
David Schwartz
KEYWORDS:
Rhetoric, Leadership, Begin, Herut Party, Likud Party
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Leadership,
Vol.5 No.3,
September
22,
2016
ABSTRACT: A precise examination of Menachem Begin’s speeches and history over the years reveals that Begin’s rhetoric constituted a political instrument that he knew to change according to the circumstances. Begin’s rhetoric was controversial, as he went from the leader of a terrorist organization, was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize, and was the Prime Minister who signed the peace treaty with Egypt. This quality study claims that begin’s rhetoric is integral part of his personality and of his leadership. The assumption is that like a typical politician his leadership changed according the winds of times. His charisma and transformational leadership made him a great leader. His rhetoric constituted just instrument for justification his political actions. Begin was revealed to be pragmatic, in contrast to the militant images that his political rivals attempted to affix to him.