Yitzhak Rabin Quotes

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Yitzhak Rabin

Profession : Statesman

Birth : March 1, 1922

I believe that it is my responsibility as the prime minister of Israel to do whatever can be done to exploit the unique opportunities that lie ahead of us to move towards peace. Not everything can be done by one act.

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I think that life in Israel is sometimes bigger than the movies.

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A diplomatic peace is not yet the real peace. It is an essential step in the peace process leading towards a real peace.

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It is not worth the paper it is written on unless it is backed by the kind of force that will make the other side consider the penalties too heavy to break the agreement.

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The struggle to get weapons is continuous, but the United States will aid us, if it finds Israel displaying a willingness for peace.

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In the midst of fighting there is no place for public debate.

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Practically the only way to dry the swamp of radical Islam is through economic development and an improved standard of living.

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The world is no longer against us.

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I am 73 years old. I was born in Jerusalem. I'm the first prime minister of Israel to be born here. I am the only former general to become a prime minister.

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Israel's willingness to cooperate closely with the U.S. in protecting American interests in the region altered her image in the eyes of many officials in Washington.

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Only the change on the international scene, the crisis in the gulf, and the strong, firm position of the United States against aggression between two Arab countries created realities that led to the Madrid Peace Conference.

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It is our duty, to ourselves and to our children, to see the new world as it is now.

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I don't see any reason to discriminate against homosexuals.

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I don't believe that in the name of the holiness of the city you have to put barbed wires, machine gun nests, mine pins and everything of that, in the name of the holiness of Jerusalem.

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As far as Israel, I am not worried about the relations between Israel and the United States.

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In fighting terror, you cannot let it interfere with the normal life of civilians in Israel.

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I don't want to be the policeman of Lebanon. It's not the business of Israel. Israel was not created to serve as a policeman of the region.

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I'm trying to learn the lessons of the past, but not to make speeches about the past.

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President Sadat of Egypt made a historic breakthrough in 1977 when he put an end to war and convinced both Egyptians and Israelis that he was ready to make peace. He broke down the walls of suspicion and prejudice.

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Although it is true that Hizballah is organized, inspired, financed, and armed by Iran, its main bases in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley are under Syrian military control.

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