Talk:Menachem Begin

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Persian page reference dispute

Think this is worth bringing up here since I don't speak Persian and the discussion is old. Some of the conversation around it can be found on the Persian talk page and at this link

https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/56576/did-menachem-begin-say-i-am-a-former-terrorist 2.103.234.181 (talk) 22:07, 10 October 2025 (UTC)

Edit request 9 April 2026

Description of suggested change: Replace 'prior to' with 'before' for better style.

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~2026-21457-74 (talk) 20:46, 9 April 2026 (UTC)

 Not done: The existing wording seems fine. Day Creature (talk) 21:18, 9 April 2026 (UTC)

Misplaced Modifier

He proclaimed a revolt, on 1 February 1944, against the British mandatory government, which was opposed by the Jewish Agency.

I have no background upon Israeli history and it is not sure if "Jewish Agency" is opposing the revolt, or the British mandatory government, in terms of grammar.

The sentence must be corrected to make sure what it does actually mean ~2026-35477-06 (talk) 10:44, 17 June 2026 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 22 June 2026

Change: His seclusion was watched over by his children and his lifetime personal secretary Yechiel Kadishai, who monitored all official requests for meetings

To: His seclusion was watched over by his children and his lifetime (from Dov Alpert's death in 1963) personal secretary Yechiel Kadishai, who monitored all official requests for meetings The Regulator 1 (talk) 21:18, 22 June 2026 (UTC)

Partly done: I've instead removed the word "lifetime". It seems unusual to speak of someone as a "lifetime secretary" to begin with. Day Creature (talk) 00:17, 23 June 2026 (UTC)