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All Quotes by author - Yitzhak Rabin

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

" Although it is true that Hizballah is organized, inspired, financed, and armed by Iran, its main bases in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley are under Syrian military control. "

" Arafat carried out what I consider to be atrocities. "

" As far as Israel, I am not worried about the relations between Israel and the United States. "

" As prime minister, I changed Israel's position on peace negotiations. I made it clear that we are ready to go along with Resolution 242 of the U.N. Security Council, which specifies withdrawal to secure and recognized boundaries in the context of peace. "

" Give peace a 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I don't pretend that I can imagine myself as a Palestinian. "

" I don't see any reason to discriminate against homosexuals. "

" I don't want to be the policeman of Lebanon. It's not the business of Israel. Israel was not created to serve as a policeman of the region. "

" 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. "

" I'm trying to learn the lessons of the past, but not to make speeches about the past. "

" In fighting terror, you cannot let it interfere with the normal life of civilians in Israel. "

" In the Jewish tradition, there is at the same time Jerusalem in the heavens and Jerusalem on the ground. Jerusalem is a living city, but also the heart, the soul of the Jewish people and the state of Israel. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

" I think that life in Israel is sometimes bigger than the movies. "

" 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. "

" It is our duty, to ourselves and to our children, to see the new world as it is now. "

" 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. "

" Jerusalem is united, will never be divided again. "

" Lebanon is a Syrian protectorate. The Lebanese dare not do anything without the approval of Damascus. "

" Let the Palestinians run their affairs: create a situation in which no Israeli soldier will have to maintain public order, whether in Gaza or the West Bank. Let's give it to the Palestinians, as long as there is security for us. No more occupying another people. "

" 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. "

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