“Steps toward a rapprochement between Israel and the Arab states create a process that turns economics into the moving force that shapes the regional relations instead of nationalist interests that were dominant in the past.” StatesPastMovingTurnsForceProcessInterestStepsShapesEconomicsRelationIsraelDominant Author:Yitzhak Rabin
“Syria doesn't want to talk with us on a bilateral basis, only under the auspices of the United States.” WantStatesUnitedUnited StatesBasesSyria Author:Yitzhak Rabin
“We appreciate the efforts of the United States, of the president, of the secretary of state, and we are ready to find any form of talks, but we have to overcome the differences between Syria and Israel to reach peace.” StatesFormPresidentDifferencesUnitedEffortUnited StatesReadyAppreciateOvercomingIsraelSecretarySyria Author:Yitzhak Rabin
“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.” PeopleTwoStatesPurposeNextLeaderIsraelRepresentativesPalestinianEntityNegotiationChairmanCoexistenceCoexistPeaceful CoexistenceArafat Author:Yitzhak Rabin
“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.” StatesMillionsWestIsraelPalestinianGazaGaza Strip Author:Yitzhak Rabin
“The struggle to get weapons is continuous, but the United States will aid us, if it finds Israel displaying a willingness for peace.” IfsStatesUnitedUnited StatesStruggleWeaponsIsraelAidsWillingness Book:Yitzhak Rabin and Israeli national security: special memorial issue Source: Yitzhak Rabin and Israeli national security: special memorial issue
“Here, in the Land of Israel, we returned and built a nation. Here, in the Land of Israel, we established a State. The Land of the prophets, which bequeathed to the world the values of morality, law and justice, was after two thousand years, restored to its lawful owner - the members of the Jewish People, On its Land, we have built an exceptional national Home and State.” PeopleWorldYearsTwoStatesHomeLawValuesNationsJusticeLandMoralityThousandMembersBuiltIsraelProphetOwnersThousand YearsExceptionalLaw And Justice Author:Yitzhak Rabin
“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.” TwoCountryStatesRealityStrongUnitedUnited StatesPositionSceneCrisisInternationalFirmAggressionConferencesMadrid Author:Yitzhak Rabin
