He was re-elected again in 1981 , but resigned from the Knesset on 19 January 1982 when appointed ambassador to the United States . At this point , he brought his young protégé , Benjamin Netanyahu , then 32 , to work for him in Washington . He returned to Israel in February 1983 after being appointed Minister of Defense , replacing Ariel Sharon , who had been forced out of office following the Kahan Commission 's report on the Sabra and Shatila massacre . He was re-elected in 1984 , but was only appointed Minister without Portfolio . After another re-election in 1988 he was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs ( with Netanyahu his deputy ) , and in 1990 returned to the Defense portfolio
Sabra and Shatila massacre
Sabra and Shatila massacre
Moshe Arens