Yitzhak Rabin

Yitzhak Rabin

Yitzhak Rabin (Hebrew: יִצְחָק רַבִּין, Arabic: اسحاق رابين‎, Is'haq Rabeen; 1 March 1922 – 4 November 1995) was an Israeli politician, statesman and general. He was the fifth Prime Minister of Israel, serving two terms in office, 1974–77 and 1992 until his assassination in 1995.

In 1994, Rabin won the Nobel Peace Prize together with Shimon Peres and Yasser Arafat. He was assassinated by right-wing Israeli radical Yigal Amir, who was opposed to Rabin's signing of the Oslo Accords. Rabin was the first native-born prime minister of Israel, the only prime minister to be assassinated and the second to die in office after Levi Eshkol.

He was voted number one in the Ynet poll of greatest Israelis!

Read more about Yitzhak Rabin:  Personal Life, Ambassador and Minister of Labour, First Term As Prime Minister, Opposition Knesset Member and Minister of Defence, Second Term As Prime Minister, Assassination and Aftermath, Commemoration

Famous quotes by yitzhak rabin:

    We, the soldiers who have returned from battles stained with blood; we who have seen our relatives and friends killed before our eyes; we who have attended their funerals and cannot look in the eyes of their parents; we who have come from a land where parents bury their children; we who have fought against you, the Palestinians—we say to you today, in a loud and a clear voice: enough of blood and tears. Enough.
    Yitzhak Rabin (1922–1995)