“We who have fought against you, the Palestinians, we say to you today, in a loud and a clear voice; Enough of blood and tears. Enough!”
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Yizhak Rabin
Yitzhak Rabin was an Israeli statesman and general who was the prime minister of Israel, having served from 1974 to 1977 and again from 1992 until his assassination in 1995. He was the first prime minister to have been born in the region of Palestine, at the time under British control.
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politics · Prime Minister of Israel (1974–1977; 1992–1995) · diplomat · military officer · politician · also Yizhak Rabin, Yitzhak Rabin, Itzhak Rabin, Itshak Rabin, Rabin
Born 1 March 1922 · Died 4 November 1995 · Q34060
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2026· 4 entries
Public attention spiked: 5,597 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.1× the usual 1,793, with 0 article edits.
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The New York Times: Yitzhak Rabin
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2025· 1 entry
Yahoo: Defense Ministry reveals rare recordings of Yitzhak Rabin 30 years after his death
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2020· 1 entry
The Forward: Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated 25 years ago. Here’s how you can join the commemorations.
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2019· 2 entries
collider: Incitement Trailer Follows Man Who Assassinated Yitzhak Rabin
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Yahoo: Yitzhak Rabin Assassination Film ‘Incitement’ Coming to Market at TIFF (EXCLUSIVE)
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2016· 1 entry
Jewish Journal: A candid look at Yitzhak Rabin
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2001· 1 entry
Served as Israel's deputy minister of defense
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1997· 1 entry
By an act of the Knesset, to create "[a] Memorial Centre for Perpetuating the Memory of Yitzhak Rabin
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1996· 1 entry
Israeli songwriter Naomi Shemer translated Walt Whitman's poem "O Captain
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1995· 6 entries
Died 1995-11-04.
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The National Health Insurance Law was passed
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“I, serial number 30743, Lieutenant General in reserves Yitzhak Rabin, a soldier in the Israeli Defense Forces and in the army of peace, I, who have sent armies into fire and soldiers to their death, say today: We sail onto a war which has no casualties, no wounded, no blood nor suffering. It is the only war which is a pleasure to participate in — the war for peace.”
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“We did not think that 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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“Opis: przemówienie na pogrzebie Icchaka Rabina 6 listopada 1995”
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The Israeli Postal Authority issued a commemorative Rabin stamp
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1994· 3 entries
Awarded Nobel Peace Prize (1994).
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Career landmark: Minister of Health (1994–1994).
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Rabin won the Nobel Peace Prize together with long-time political rival Shimon Peres and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat
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1993· 2 entries
Awarded Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize (1993).
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His government set up the "Yozma" program, under which attractive tax incentives were offered to foreign venture capital funds that invested in Israel and promised to double any investment with government funding
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1992· 6 entries
Career landmark: Prime Minister of Israel (1992–1995).
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Career landmark: Knesset member (1992–1995).
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Rabin was re-elected as prime minister on a platform embracing the Israeli–Palestinian peace process
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Rabin served as the Knesset's opposition leader, at the time an unofficial and honorary role
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Career landmark: Minister of Religious Services (1992–1995).
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Career landmark: Minister of Defense of Israel (1992–1995).
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1991· 1 entry
Career landmark: Knesset member (1991–1992).
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1990· 1 entry
Had looked promising to Rabin
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1988· 2 entries
Career landmark: Knesset member (1988–1991).
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Rabin was responsible for the assassination of Abu Jihad in Tunis and two weeks later he personally supervised the destruction of the Hizbullah stronghold in Meidoun during Operation Law and Order, in which the IDF said
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1984· 2 entries
Career landmark: Knesset member (1984–1988).
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Career landmark: Minister of Defense of Israel (1984–1990).
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1981· 1 entry
Career landmark: Knesset member (1981–1984).
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1977· 1 entry
Career landmark: Knesset member (1977–1981).
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1974· 3 entries
Career landmark: Prime Minister of Israel (1974–1977).
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Career landmark: Knesset member (1974–1977).
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Career landmark: Minister of Communications (1974–1975).
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1970· 1 entry
Awarded honorary doctor of the University of Miami (1970).
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1968· 1 entry
Career landmark: Ambassador of Israel to the United States (1968–1973).
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1964· 3 entries
And oversaw Israel's victory in the 1967 Six-Day War
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Was appointed chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) by Levi Eshkol, who had replaced David Ben-Gurion as Prime Minister and Minister of Defence
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Career landmark: Chief of the General Staff (1964–1968).
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1946· 1 entry
Was arrested in Operation Agatha, a massive British operation against the leaders of the Jewish Establishment in the British Mandate of Palestine and the Palmach known as the "Black Sabbath", and detained for five mon
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1943· 1 entry
Rabin took command of a platoon at Kfar Giladi
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1942· 1 entry
Rabin participated in a British-run sabotage and demolition course
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1941· 1 entry
During his practical training at kibbutz Ramat Yohanan, Rabin joined the newly formed Palmach section of the Haganah, under the influence of Yigal Allon
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1937· 1 entry
Enrolled at the two-year Kadoorie Agricultural High School
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1936· 1 entry
At the age of 14 that Rabin joined the Haganah and received his first military training, learning how to use a pistol and stand guard
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1935· 1 entry
Rabin enrolled at an agricultural school on kibbutz Givat Hashlosha that his mother founded
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1931· 1 entry
To a two-room apartment on Hamagid Street in Tel Aviv
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1922· 1 entry
Born 1922-03-01.
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1919· 1 entry
Traveled to Palestine on the steamship Ruslan
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1917· 1 entry
Nehemiah Rabin went to Palestine with a group of volunteers from the Jewish Legion during World War I
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