Memo recounts Israeli leadership’s 1982 invasion planning and alleged reliance on U.S. acquiescence

Memo recounts Israeli leadership’s 1982 invasion planning and alleged reliance on U.S. acquiescence The passage provides a first‑person account linking Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and senior military figures to pre‑war invasion strategy, mentioning a specific trigger (the June 3 1982 shooting of Ambassador Shlomo Argov) and suggesting expectations of U.S. (Reagan) tolerance. While it offers concrete names, dates, and a potential decision‑making process, the claims are anecdotal and lack new documentary evidence, limiting immediate investigative value but still worth follow‑up for corroboration. Key insights: Reference to Menachem Begin’s desire to reshape the Middle East with U.S. acquiescence; Mention of a ‘Jordanian option’ for Palestinian settlement discussed by Israel’s Labor party; Description of interactions with Lebanese Phalangist officers in 1982