Yitzhak Rabin Quotes

We do not celebrate the death of our enemies.
Yitzhak Rabin

Death, Celebrate

I believe that in the long run, separation between Israel and the Palestinians is the best solution for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Yitzhak Rabin

Best, Long, Between

A diplomatic peace is not yet the real peace. It is an essential step in the peace process leading towards a real peace.
Yitzhak Rabin

Peace, Real, Step

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

Peace, Lie, Everything

Israel has an important principle: It is only Israel that is responsible for our security.
Yitzhak Rabin

Important, Security, Israel

It is not worth the paper it is written on unless it is backed by the kind of force that will make the other side consider the penalties too heavy to break the agreement.
Yitzhak Rabin

Worth, Break, Unless

You don't make peace with friends. You make it with very unsavory enemies.
Yitzhak Rabin

Peace, Friends, Unsavory

Give peace a chance.
Yitzhak Rabin

Peace, Give, Chance

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.
Yitzhak Rabin

Old, Become, Here

I believe however that peace is attainable regardless of the Arabs mentality, society or government.
Yitzhak Rabin

Peace, Government, Society

I enter negotiations with Chairman Arafat, the leader of the PLO, the representative of the Palestinian people, with the purpose to have coexistence between our two entities, Israel as a Jewish state and Palestinian state, entity, next to us, living in peace.
Yitzhak Rabin

Peace, Two, Living

I would like Israel to be a Jewish state, and therefore not to annex over 2 million Palestinians who live in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip to Israel, which will make Israel a bi-national state.
Yitzhak Rabin

Live, State, Israel

In the midst of fighting there is no place for public debate.
Yitzhak Rabin

Fighting, Place, Public

Israel is no longer a people that dwells alone, and has to join the global journey toward peace, reconciliation and international cooperation.
Yitzhak Rabin

Peace, Alone, Journey

Israel's willingness to cooperate closely with the U.S. in protecting American interests in the region altered her image in the eyes of many officials in Washington.
Yitzhak Rabin

Eyes, American, Her

Jerusalem is united, will never be divided again.
Yitzhak Rabin

Again, United, Divided

No Arab ruler will consider the peace process seriously so long as he is able to toy with the idea of achieving more by the way of violence.
Yitzhak Rabin

Peace, Long, Able

Only the change on the international scene, the crisis in the gulf, and the strong, firm position of the United States against aggression between two Arab countries created realities that led to the Madrid Peace Conference.
Yitzhak Rabin

Change, Peace, Crisis

Practically the only way to dry the swamp of radical Islam is through economic development and an improved standard of living.
Yitzhak Rabin

Islam, Through, Living

The struggle to get weapons is continuous, but the United States will aid us, if it finds Israel displaying a willingness for peace.
Yitzhak Rabin

Peace, Struggle, United

The world is no longer against us.
Yitzhak Rabin

Against, Longer

We must think differently, look at things in a different way. Peace requires a world of new concepts, new definitions.
Yitzhak Rabin

Peace, Different, Concepts

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Biography

Nationality: Israeli

Type: Statesman

Born: March 1, 1922

Died: November 4, 1995

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