"Relations with the U.S. are better than ever, and Israel's international position has improved."
Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir, in full voice but visibly fatigued from the dual responsibilities of being head of government and a candidate on the hustings, welcomed Correspondents Kelly and Halevy to his Jerusalem office and talked at length about his government's prospects. Excerpts:
On the economy. The answers of the Likud and Labor are the same, more or less. In the Western countries, there is a classic answer for inflation: unemployment. We don't accept it, we don't tolerate it. Therefore we have to look for other ways, and we...
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