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Rabin, Yitzhak

Rabin, Yitzhak (b. 1 Mar. 1922, d. 4 Nov. 1995). Israeli general; Prime Minister 1974–7, 1992–5 Born in Jerusalem, the son of Russian immigrants, he joined the elite professionals of the Haganha Jewish defence force, the Palmah Brigade, and was its commander 1943–8. As army Chief of Operations (1959–64), he had a difficult relationship with the then Deputy Defence Minister, Peres, with whose career his became inextricably linked. As army Chief of Staff since 1964, he led the military during the spectacularly successful Six Day War in 1967. Israeli ambassador to Washington from 1968, he returned to Israel in 1973 and joined Parliament for the Labour Party. He became Minister for Employment under Meir in March 1974, and in the following month beat his political rival, Peres, to become leader of the Labour Party after Meir's resignation.

During his first term as Prime Minister, he was unable to reduce the corruption scandals that had plagued the party in the years before. Following the revelation, on the eve of the 1977 general elections, that his wife held an illegal foreign bank account, the Labour Party had to concede power for the first time to Begin's Likud Bloc. He was succeeded as leader of the Labour Party by Peres, whom he continued to oppose within the party. As Minister of Defence, 1984–90, he supervised the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the Lebanon, but was also responsible for the army's brutal attempts to suppress the Intifadah uprising, ‘with might, power and beatings’, from 1987. The Israeli inability to overcome the Intifadah, however, convinced him that Israel could never rely on its army to preserve peace in the long run.

Taking the party leadership from Peres again in 1992, he became Prime Minister on 13 July 1992, with Peres as his Foreign Secretary. Strongly encouraged by the latter, the erstwhile military hardliner began to work for regional peace. After recognizing the PLO in the Oslo Accords, he signed the Gaza-Jericho Agreement, in which the first Palestinian areas were given autonomy status. This served as a prelude to further negotiations for Palestinian autonomy, while it also paved the way for a peace treaty with King Hussein of Jordan on 26 October 1994. Together with Arafat and Peres, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on 10 December 1994. He was murdered by an Israeli extremist after addressing a peace rally of over 100,000 supporters. While always more cautious and reserved than his party rival, Peres, his credibility as the former leader of the Six Day War was vital in convincing many Israelis that their security would not be put at risk by a peace treaty with the PLO.

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	MURDER IN THE NAME OF GOD: The Plot to Kill Yitzhak Rabin.(Review) Magazine article from: Washington Monthly; 12/1/1998; ; 700+ words ; Yitzhak Rabin's murder revealed a lethal rift in Israeli...IN THE NAME OF GOD: The Plot to Kill Yitzhak Rabin By Michael Karpin and Ina Friedman Metropolitan...gathered outside the home of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. Wrapped in prayer shawls, they intoned... Read more
	Assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin condemned. (includes a related article on the extension of the UN mission, UNDOF, to Palestinian territories) Magazine article from: UN Chronicle; 3/22/1996; 700+ words ; ...assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin of Israel on 4 November at a pro-Governme...the greatest. ... Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was working for peace on the day...progress towards the goal of peace. Yitzhak Rabin in his death still shows us the... Read more
	Rabin states his case. (Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin) (Current Affairs: Peace Talks) Magazine article from: The Middle East; 12/1/1994; ; 700+ words ; ...on a bus in downtown Tel Aviv - Yitzhak Rabin spoke at a private meeting which...for the Israeli prime minister, Yitzhak Rabin, to set out his views to those...on the Egyptian-Israeli border. Yitzhak Rabin was born in Jerusalem in 1922... Read more
	Remarks on the anniversary of the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin of Israel. (Pres. Bill Clinton speech)(Transcript) Newspaper article from: Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents; 10/28/1996; 465 words ; ...of a death, burns for my friend Yitzhak Rabin. So often, we recognize the true...we recognize it in an instant. Yitzhak Rabin was such a figure of greatness...powerless in the face of oppression, Yitzhak Rabin embodied the independence and... Read more
	Extreme words, evil deeds. (assassination of Israeli Pres Yitzhak Rabin) Magazine article from: The Christian Century; 11/22/1995; ; 700+ words ; THE ASSASSINATION of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was one of those disruptive moments that shatters our...followers to reorder history for their narrow purposes. Yitzhak Rabin's widow, Leah, dismissed Amir as incidental to the crime... Read more
	Division remain after Rabin's assassination. (relations among Israeli and American Jews following the assassination of Israeli Pres Yitzhak Rabin) Magazine article from: The Christian Century; 11/22/1995; 700+ words ; The shock of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin's assassination has, at least momentarily...differences to grieve. Nevertheless, Rabin's assassination has provided stark...non-orthodox leaders who supported Rabin's willingness to trade land for peace... Read more
	No longer a pariah. (Yitzhak Rabin) (Outlook 1995) Magazine article from: The Middle East; 1/1/1995; ; 489 words ; The government of Yitzhak Rabin has achieved remarkable successes in peace deals with the PLO and...squabbles. IN THE COMING YEAR, the attention of the government of Yitzhak Rabin will increasingly focus northwards towards Damascus. For Israel... Read more
	Peace precarious in N. Ireland: but Britain's John Major is not Yitzhak Rabin. (Northern Ireland)(Column) Magazine article from: National Catholic Reporter; 2/9/1996; ; 700+ words ; The death of Yitzhak Rabin outline's in sharp detail...life at risk. A military man, Rabin steadfastly pursued peace...hand, compares poorly with Rabin. While the Irish Republican...What a striking contrast with Rabin! Or even with the only British...around-the-table talks. St. Yitzhak ... Read more
	Rabin's balancing act. (Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin) (Outlook 1993) Magazine article from: The Middle East; 1/1/1993; ; 700+ words ; The Israeli government of Yitzhak Rabin has every reason to be proud of itself. Since coming to power...front, the Israeli government, headed by the prime minister, Yitzhak Rabin, has already overcome its share of difficulties in trying to... Read more
	Death of a soldier.(Rabin, Yitzhak)(Obituary) Magazine article from: National Review; 11/27/1995; ; 464 words ; WHEN Yitzhak Rabin was Israel's ambassador to Washington in...he supported Nixon's policy in Vietnam. Rabin the strategist knew that a small country...greatest stake in America's steadfastness. And Rabin the blunt ex-soldier had little talent... Read more

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