The Nation - News from Jan. 3, 1985
Rebuttal testimony ended in Ariel Sharon’s $50-million libel suit against Time Inc. with a Hebrew linguist defending the former Israeli defense minister’s English translation of a disputed phrase that Sharon claims does not mean he discussed revenge with the Lebanese Christians. The Time cover story contended that Sharon “reportedly discussed” revenge with Christian Lebanese leaders the day before Christian militiamen killed hundreds of Palestinians in two Beirut refugee camps.
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