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Yitzhak Rabin
Leading Israel’s government during the Oslo agreements and sharing the 1994 Nobel Peace Prize.
Sinai Interim Agreement · Oslo agreement
- Born
- 1 March 1922
- Birthplace
- Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine
- Died
- 4 November 1995
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Israeli military commander and two-term prime minister whose career spanned the 1948 war, the occupation of Palestinian territories and negotiations with the PLO. He was assassinated in 1995 by an Israeli extremist opposed to the Oslo process.
Early life
Tel Aviv childhood
Grew up in a family active in the Labour Zionist movement.
Agricultural education
Studied at Kadoorie Agricultural School before joining the Palmach in 1941.
Career
- 1948
Wartime command
Commanded the Harel Brigade and served as deputy commander of Operation Danny, during which Palestinians were expelled from Lydda and Ramle.
- 1964–1968
Army chief
Led the Israeli military during the 1967 war.
- 1968–1973
Washington posting
Served as ambassador to the United States.
- 1974–1977; 1992–1995
Prime minister
Led two governments, with a period as defence minister between them.
Major decisions
Sinai Interim Agreement
Agreed a further Israeli withdrawal from Sinai and steps toward resolving the conflict with Egypt.
Oslo agreement
Joined the PLO leadership in a process establishing limited Palestinian self-government.
Jordan peace treaty
Signed the treaty ending the formal state of war between Israel and Jordan.
Beyond politics
Leah Rabin
Married Leah Schlossberg in 1948; they had two children.
Assassination
Yigal Amir shot him after a Tel Aviv peace rally on 4 November 1995.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Institutional biography and research ↗Photo: Yaakov Saar. CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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