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to have his phone number
changed only once in four
years, believes differently.
"He could always have the
number changed again or
disconnected. I suspect he
likes getting calls from
reporters because it reminds
him of who he was and who
he is."
Kadishai, who has known
Begin for 44 years and served
under him in and out of
power, works out of a small_
cubicle in the Office of the
Prime Minister in central
Jerusalem. It is filled with
memorabilia — a photograph
of Begin playing chess with
Zbigniew Brzezinski at Camp
David in 1978, an intricate
paper-cut design of Washing-
ton from Ronald Reagan,
assorted plaques from Amer-
ican Jewish organizations.
Friends say Kadishai
knows Begin better perhaps
than Begin's own family. But
even he can only speculate
about the big question: Why?
"He never gave me an ex-
planation. He feels like it,
that is all," says Kadishai.
"He's comfortable. He has
got no obligations, no com-
mitments. He doesn't want to
involve himself, he doesn't
want to interfere. He doesn't
want to be a factor in the
goings on.
"He saw early on that the
only way to prevent being in
the middle all the time was by
not seeing anyone. This was
behind the isolation in the
beginning, and then he saw it
was comfortable and doesn't
harm anyone so he continued
it. There were Cabinet
ministers who asked to see
him again and again. They
finally got tired.
"They come to see him now
He doesn't say no. But he
won't be dragged in. If they
make complaints, ask for his
help, he listens politely and
changes the subject."
The resemblance between
Benjamin Begin and his
father is striking. Now 44, the
son has his father's face, his
spectacles, his dry wit and
legalistic mind. But friends
warn that the resemblance
cannot be stretched too far.
When Benny speaks out
against Ariel Sharon, he is ex-
pressing his own views, not
necessarily those of
Menachem Begin.
Friends say Benny, as he is
commonly known here,
blames Sharon for what hap-
pened to his father and that
Benny and his political allies
intend to do everything possi-
ble to prevent Sharon from
ever becoming prime min-
ister. In August, after Sharon
went public with his own ver-
sion of the history of the
Lebanon war and Menachem
Begin kept his silence, Benny
spoke out in a newspaper col-
umn challenging Sharon's ac-

count as a "totally unfounded
reinterpretation."
The younger Begin says his
reasons for opposing Sharon
have nothing to do with his
father. "It was my assess-
ment that if Mr. Sharon ob-
tains a high-ranking position
as a launching pad for leader-
ship, it would be detrimental
to Hera and to its prospects
of winning elections," he says.
If Menachem Begin agrees,
he does not say so. He has
seen Sharon only once since
his retirement. But he called
to congratulate the former
defense minister when Sharon
won a moral victory —
although not a judgment —
in his libel suit against Time
magazine in 1985, and he
called Israeli radio to deny a
published claim that he could
not stand to hear Sharon's
name.
Benny makes denials as
well. He does not hate
Sharon, he says; there is no
vendetta. "Maybe psycholog-
ically there's something hid-
den in the back of my mind,"
he says, "but I don't think
so."
When it comes to speaking
about his father, Benny says
he has a firm policy: no com-
ment. "If I answer in any way
even a trivial question, I
violate his privacy. I'm trying
to be consistent. I think I owe
it to him."
The phone rings five times
before Menachem Begin
picks it up. The voice is
husky, polite but terse. Asked
about his health, the voice
replies, "If you talk to Mr.
Kadishai you know every-
thing. But I feel fine, thank
you."
Would he be willing to see
a reporter? "If it will be possi-
ble, I will let you know
through Mr. Kadishai."
"Mr. Begin, one more ques-
tion. Why after all this
time . . . " The voice seems to
know what question is corn-
ing and has no intention of
listening to it, let alone
responding. "Mr. Kadishai
will contact you. Thank you
very much. Shalom."
Kadishai doesn't call back.
Asked about the request two
days later, he chuckles. Begin,
he says, was saying no polite-
ly. As he does to everyone.
The silence would remain
unbroken.
"In the beginning it was
peculiar," says Kadishai, still
puzzling over what has hap-
pened to his friend and men-
tor. "It was bizarre. But over
time I came to the conclusion
this is the only way to keep
him aloof and not involved.
This is the only way to fulfill
his wish. It's unnatural. I
think it would be very good
for him to come out more. But
it is his wish." ❑

Copyright © 1987 by the
Washington Post. Reprinted
with permission.

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