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You don't make friends with friends. You have got to make friends with your enemies.

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
Politician
Jerusalem
Middle East
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Peace with Syria would provide more security than a few settlements on the Golan.
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Syria doesn't want to talk with us on a bilateral basis, only under the auspices of the United States.
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You have got to sit down and talk to people. You can't understand people from a distance.
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I was a military man for 27 years. I fought so long as there was no chance for peace. I believe that there is now a chance for peace, a great chance. We must take advantage of it for the sake of those standing here, and for those who are not here - and they are many.
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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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Enough of blood and tears. Enough!
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We did not think that [Egyptian President] Nasser wanted war. The two divisions he sent to Sinai on May 14 would not have been sufficient to launch an offensive against Israel. He knew it and we knew it.
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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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I am healthy. I wish all my colleagues to the peace process to be healthy.
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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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We are committed to free access and free practice, to the members of the other two religions, to the holy shrines in Jerusalem. To the Muslims, to the Christians.
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The use of force, including beatings, undoubtedly has brought about the impact we wanted - strengthening the [occupied] population's fear of the Israeli Defense Forces.
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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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We can continue to fight. We can continue to kill - and continue to be killed. But we can also try to put a stop to this never-ending cycle of blood. We can also give peace a chance.
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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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There are two phases of the redeployment of the Israeli forces in the West Bank: One, to allow elections. Second, after the elections, to help further redeployment.
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In the midst of fighting there is no place for public debate.
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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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The negotiations must address all aspects, both peace and withdrawal.
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Peace is not made with friends. Peace is made with enemies.
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