🇮🇱 Yitzhak Rabin (1922–1995)
⬅️ People, Groups & Places (MOC) · Related: Peace Offers · Yasser Arafat · 1968-2023
Why he matters
The general-turned-peacemaker who signed the Oslo Accords and shook Arafat’s hand on the White House lawn — then was assassinated by a Jewish extremist in 1995. His death and Oslo’s collapse are the “what if” of the peace process.
Key Facts
- IDF Chief of Staff in the 1967 war; later Ambassador to the US.
- PM 1974–77 and 1992–95.
- 1993 Oslo Accords with the PLO; Nobel Peace Prize (1994) with Arafat and Peres. → Peace Offers
- Assassinated Nov 1995 by Yigal Amir, an Israeli opposed to Oslo — Israel prosecuted and jailed him (contrast with how the other side treats its killers).
Debate Relevance
- “Israel never had a peace camp” → Rabin died for it; Israel had a PM who signed away control of Palestinian cities. → Solutions (Two-State, One-State & Beyond)
- Oslo’s failure traces to the Second Intifada, not to a lack of Israeli offers.
🔗 See Also
- Yasser Arafat · Ehud Barak · Peace Offers