Original sentence: Gemayel was also quoted as telling David Kimche, the director general of the Israeli Foreign Ministry, “Please tell your people to be patient.However, to the contrary and based on what he told associates days later, it is also believed that he refused to automatically establish diplomatic ties.On 1 September 1982, two weeks before his assassination, Bachir met the Israeli Prime minister Menachem Begin in Nahariya and agreed to start the process of establishing diplomatic relations between Israel and Lebanon as soon as he took office
Edited sentence: Bachir refused the immediate peace arguing that time is needed to reach consensus with Lebanese Muslim communities and Arab nations.Bachir was quoted telling David Kimche, the director general of the Israeli Foreign Ministry, few days after Bachir's election, “Please tell your people to be patient.Begin demanded that Bachir sign a peace treaty with Israel as soon as he took office in return of Israel's earlier support of Lebanese Forces.Begin was reportedly angry at Bachir for his public denial of Israel's support.On 1 September 1982, two weeks before his assassination, Bachir met the Israeli Prime minister Menachem Begin in Nahariya