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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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Yitzhak Rabin
Age: 73 †
Born: 1922
Born: March 1
Died: 1995
Died: November 4
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Former Prime Minister Of Israel
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Jerusalem
Middle East
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This rally must send a message to the Israeli people, to the Jewish people around the world, to the many people in the Arab world, and indeed to the entire world, that the Israeli people want peace, support peace. For this, I thank you.
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We are ready to compromise. We are ready to take calculated risks, but for a peace that will give us security.
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Peace is not made with friends. Peace is made with enemies.
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I believe that in the long run, separation between Israel and the Palestinians is the best solution for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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The Government chose to give peace a chance. The Government chose to do something to achieve it.
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Israel has an important principle: It is only Israel that is responsible for our security.
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I invite President Assad to come to Jerusalem and to speak with me, with our parliament, with whomever he wants to speak in Israel and in the territories among the Palestinians.
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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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There is no way of finding the middle ground, even with the best intentions of the world. Our most sensible policy is to stall.
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If you have the same problem for a long time, maybe it's not a problem. Maybe it's a fact.
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Vis a vis the Golan Heights, the present government of Israel, under my leadership, is the first government that is ready to speak about a withdrawal.
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Peace will be victorious.
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