Yitzhak Rabin Quotes

We have to recognize that there is a Palestinian entity, that the PLO and the Palestinian Authority has to run their life.

You don't make peace with friends. You make it with very unsavory enemies.

The negotiations must address all aspects, both peace and withdrawal.

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.

There is no way of finding the middle ground, even with the best intentions of the world. Our most sensible policy is to stall.

Peace has no borders.

Syria doesn't want to talk with us on a bilateral basis, only under the auspices of the United States.

I am healthy. I wish all my colleagues to the peace process to be healthy.

I, serial number 30743, Major General Yitzhak Rabin, am a soldier in the army of peace.

Military cemeteries in every corner of the world are silent testimony to the failure of national leaders to sanctify human life.

The world is no longer against us.

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

I'll continue to carry out whatever we are committed to. Whatever we believe leads us to a permanent solution the way we want it, the way I want it.

The struggle to get weapons is continuous, but the United States will aid us, if it finds Israel displaying a willingness for peace.

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

Vis a vis the Golan Heights, the present government of Israel, under my leadership, is the first government that is ready to speak about a withdrawal.

Practically the only way to dry the swamp of radical Islam is through economic development and an improved standard of living.

We must think differently, look at things in a different way. Peace requires a world of new concepts, new definitions.

We'll fight terror like there's no peace, and make peace like there's no terror.

The Government chose to give peace a chance. The Government chose to do something to achieve it.

It is the duty of the government to guarantee maximum security, and this is not an easy task.

You don't make friends with friends. You have got to make friends with your enemies.

Jerusalem is united, will never be divided again.

We are ready to compromise. We are ready to take calculated risks, but for a peace that will give us security.

Peace will be victorious.

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

I admire King Hussein his courage in leading his country for a long time.

I considered the prevention of war as the test of our security policy; in addition to being able to rapidly and forcefully end any war forced upon us.

Enough of blood and tears. Enough!

Peace is not made with friends. Peace is made with enemies.

If you have the same problem for a long time, maybe it's not a problem. Maybe it's a fact.

For me, Jerusalem was united, will be under Israel sovereignty, will be the capital of Israel and the heart of the Jewish people.

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

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

We do not celebrate the death of our enemies.

We accept every form or way to talk to the Syrians how to achieve peace.

Peace with Syria would provide more security than a few settlements on the Golan.

We have the right to ensure our security, especially when it is possible to reach agreement on a political solution.

It is my hope that I could be not just a Prime Minister, but a Prime Minister for Aboriginal affairs, the first I imagine that we've ever had.

You have got to sit down and talk to people. You can't understand people from a distance.