Menachem Begin, who gave his first public appearance since he went underground, in Jerusalem, Israel, August 3, 1948, is the leader of the Herut party in the Republic of Israel. The party is the strongest opposition party to prime minister David Ben-Gurion's Mapai party. Begin led one of the biggest terrorist gangs theat fought the British before the state of Israel was created. In 1948 the British placed a 30 000 Pound reward on his head, dead or alive. Now he is considered the number two man on Israel's political scene and he has been a strong opponent of Ben-Gurion's solution of the Gaza problem. (AP Photo/Pringle) Ref #: PA.5737181 Date: 03/08/1948

Menachem Begin, at his home in Tel-Aviv, Israel, March 25, 1948, is the leader of the Herut party in the Republic of Israel. The party is the strongest opposition party to prime minister David Ben-Gurion's Mapai party. Begin led one of the biggest terrorist gangs theat fought the British before the state of Israel was created. In 1948 the British placed a 30 000 Pound reward on his head, dead or alive. Now he is considered the number two man on Israel's political scene and he has been a strong opponent of Ben-Gurion's solution of the Gaza problem.