The World - News from May 28, 1985
U.S. Ambassador Samuel W. Lewis apologized to Israeli Foreign Minister Yitzhak Shamir for “misunderstandings” arising from his comments about Israeli plans for the 1982 invasion of Lebanon, the Foreign Ministry said. Lewis had said that Ariel Sharon, then defense minister, outlined to U.S. diplomats “in hypothetical detail” Israeli plans for the invasion six months before it took place. A ministry spokesman said Lewis, who is ending eight years in his post, met with Shamir at his own request. Lewis said he “had no intention of intervening in Israel’s internal affairs,” the spokesman added.
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