During a cabinet meeting, May 1981, while still Deputy Prime Minister, he accused Chief of Staff Rafael Eitan of "lying to the government" and told Prime Minister Begin "You have lost control of the defence establishment."
Dalam suatu pertemuan kabinet, Mei 1981, ketika masih menjabat sebagai Deputy Prime Minister, ia menuduh Chief of Staff Rafael Eitan "berbohong kepada pemerintah" dan berkata kepada Perdana Menteri Begin "Engkau telah kehilangan kontrol atas lembaga pertahanan."