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It is my hope that I could be not just a Prime Minister, but a Prime Minister for Aboriginal affairs, the first I imagine that we've ever had.

Yitzhak Rabin

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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
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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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Israel is no longer a people that dwells alone, and has to join the global journey toward peace, reconciliation and international cooperation.
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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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We have the right to ensure our security, especially when it is possible to reach agreement on a political solution.
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What I, as the prime minister of the present government of Israel, started to do, is first to tackle the longest part of the Arab-Israeli conflict, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
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I believe however that peace is attainable regardless of the Arabs mentality, society or government.
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Jerusalem is united, will never be divided again.
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For me, Jerusalem was united, will be under Israel sovereignty, will be the capital of Israel and the heart of the Jewish people.
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We will not rest until we reach a permanent agreement [with the Palestinians] that would secure a safe future for our children and that would provide us with renewed hope to live in a region where people lead a life of co-operation and not, God forbid, where blood is shed.
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The negotiations must address all aspects, both peace and withdrawal.
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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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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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The Government chose to give peace a chance. The Government chose to do something to achieve it.
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We do not celebrate the death of our enemies.
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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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We have to recognize that there is a Palestinian entity, that the PLO and the Palestinian Authority has to run their life.
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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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You don't make friends with friends. You have got to make friends with your enemies.
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