Leading Conversations - the Begin Center Podcast
Aug 10, 2026 · 1 hr 4 min · 14 segments
Continuing our series on Israel's Prime Ministers, “The Buck Stops Here”.To discuss Menachem Begin, we were joined by the Begin Center’s very own erstwhile President, Herzl Makov. He joined the Center…
Herzl MakovGuest
Paul GrossHost
Um, I, I said I wanted to ask something about the center, and, and it's, it's this.
It, the, the center was established by an act of Knesset to commemorate Menachem Begin, but also to teach his legacy, his moreishut, his heritage.
What would you say, how would you describe what the, what Begin's heritage is? What's the contribution that Begin's heritage can make to Israeli society today? What can Isra- what can Israelis today, Israeli society, whatever, what can it learn from Menachem Begin?
You know, the, if you would ask me to do it in a, give a very short answer, and to use one word, I would say ahava.
Uh, but regarding what we can learn from it, th- that was really, uh, the main questions that we ask ourself.
Uh, Begin as a follower of Ze'ev Jabotinsky, uh, believed in what we called the natio- liberal national, uh, concept theory-
... which based on a balance between those two poles, between those two, uh, uh, pillars.
Uh, there are those who became extreme liberals and forgot about, uh, the Jewish-
Um, I, I said I wanted to ask something about the center, and, and it's, it's this.
It, the, the center was established by an act of Knesset to commemorate Menachem Begin, but also to teach his legacy, his moreishut, his heritage.
What would you say, how would you describe what the, what Begin's heritage is? What's the contribution that Begin's heritage can make to Israeli society today? What can Isra- what can Israelis today, Israeli society, whatever, what can it learn from Menachem Begin?
You know, the, if you would ask me to do it in a, give a very short answer, and to use one word, I would say ahava.
Uh, but regarding what we can learn from it, th- that was really, uh, the main questions that we ask ourself.
Uh, Begin as a follower of Ze'ev Jabotinsky, uh, believed in what we called the natio- liberal national, uh, concept theory-
... which based on a balance between those two poles, between those two, uh, uh, pillars.
Uh, there are those who became extreme liberals and forgot about, uh, the Jewish-
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