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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.

Yitzhak Rabin

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Yitzhak Rabin
Age: 73 †
Born: 1922
Born: March 1
Died: 1995
Died: November 4
Diplomat
Former Prime Minister Of Israel
Military Officer
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Jerusalem
Middle East
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