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- NAME: Yitzhak Rabin
- OCCUPATION: Prime Minister
- BIRTH DATE: March 01, 1922
- DEATH DATE: November 04, 1995
- EDUCATION: Kadourie Agricultural School
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Jerusalem, Israel
- PLACE OF DEATH: Tel Aviv, Israel
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Yitzhak Rabin was Israeli statesman who, as prime minister of Israel, led his country toward peace with its Palestinian and Arab neighbors.
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Yitzhak Rabin - Full Biography (47:37)
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Yitzhak Rabin - Full Biography
Yitzhak Rabin's life mirrored that of his nation. From Israel's fight for independence to the wars for survival, he was always there on the frontline, and stood out as a superb tactician and strategist.
Yitzhak Rabin - An Israeli Tragedy
While attending a peace rally in November 1995, Rabin was assassinated by a Jewish extremist.
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After Golda Meir resigned in April 1974, Yitzhak Rabin became Israel's fifth prime minister. After scandal forced him to step down in 1977, he won the PM spot again in 1992. His government undertook secret negotiations with the PLO that culminated in the Israel-PLO accords, in which Israel recognized the PLO and agreed to gradually implement limited self-rule for Palestinians in the region.© 2013 A+E Networks. All rights reserved.
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