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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.

Yitzhak Rabin

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Yitzhak Rabin
Age: 73 †
Born: 1922
Born: March 1
Died: 1995
Died: November 4
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Peace will be victorious.
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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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We'll fight terror like there's no peace, and make peace like there's no terror.
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Peace has no borders.
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I considered the prevention of war as the test of our security policy in addition to being able to rapidly and forcefully end any war forced upon us.
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In the midst of fighting there is no place for public debate.
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