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Rabin was born in Jerusalem in what was then the British Mandate of Palestine. He joined the PalmachThe Palmach " was the "elite strike force" established by the Haganah on May 19, 1941. It consisted of 9 assault companies. Being a Palmachnik was not considered only as performing soldier duties, but also as a way of life. Significant leaders of the Palm section of the HaganahThe Haganah (Hebrew: "Defense") was a Zionist military organization in Palestine during the British mandate of Palestine from 1920 to 1948. The Haganah later became the Israel Defense Forces Israel's army. Origins The predecessor of Haganah was the Ha-Sho in 19411941 is also the title of a Steven Spielberg movie made in 1979 see 1941 (film). Events January January 6 Franklin Delano Roosevelt delivers his Four Freedoms Speech in the State of the Union Address. January 10 Lend-Lease is introduced into the United St, rising to the position of chief operations officer in OctoberOctober is the tenth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 31 days. From the Latin octo for " eight" (it was originally the eighth month of the year, before January and February were inserted). Holidays Halloween Thanksgiving Day in Canada on 1947Events January January 1 British mines nationalized January 1 Nigeria gains limited autonomy January 1 The Canadian Citizenship Act went into effect January 3 Proceedings of the United States Congress are televised for the first time. January 10 United Na. During the Israeli War of Independence, he directed the defence of Jerusalem and fought the EgyptJumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiyah ( In Detail) Official language Arabic Capital Cairo Largest City Cairo President Hosni Mubarak Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif Area Total % water Ranked 29th 1,001,450 kmē 0. 6% Population Total (2003) Density Ranked 15th 74,718,797ians in the NegevThe Negev Standard Hebrew Negev / Nagev Tiberian Hebrew Nee / Ne Arabic an-Naqab is the desert region of southern Israel. In Biblical Hebrew Negev means south. Geographically, the over 13,000kmē Negev forms an inverted triangle whose western side is conti.
Yitzhak Rabin was a member of the Palmach, the elite striking force of the underground military organization known as Haganah. He was deputy commander of the Palmach when the group engaged in ethnically cleansing Palestinians. Some 40 years later, while serving as Israeli defense minister, Rabin ordered troops to "break the bones" of Palestinian demonstrators (which were mostly children).
In 1962 he rose to the post of Chief of Staff in the Israel Defence Forces (IDF). Under his command, the IDF achieved overwhelming victory over Egypt, Syria and Jordan in the Six Day War. After the Old City of Jerusalem was captured by the IDF, Rabin was among the first to visit the old city, and then delivered a famous speech on the top of Mount Scopus in the Hebrew University.
Following his retirement from the IDF, he became a diplomat, serving as ambassador to the United States beginning in 1968. In 1973, he was elected to the Knesset as a member of the Labor Party, and was appointed Minister of Labor.
In 1974, he was elected Party leader and succeeded Golda Meir as Prime Minister of Israel.
Rabin, Bill Clinton, and Yasser Arafat during the Oslo Accords on September 13, 1993 This term in office was most famous for Operation Entebbe, in which, on his orders, the IDF rescued passengers of a plane hijacked as it left Israel. Rabin resigned from office after two crises hit him: the arrival of four F-15 jets on Sabbath led to the breaking up of his coalition; and the exposure of an illegal dollar fund held by his wife, Leah Rabin. Rabin took responsibility on his wife's account and resigned from office. Following his resignation, Likud's Menachem Begin was elected. Rabin was later hailed by many commentators for his resignation, who said that this was a sign of integrity and responsibility.
During the late 1980's Rabin was a Minister of Defence in the unity government and operated harsh measure to break the first Intifada. He was quoted as saying "We should break their hands and legs" (relating to Palestinian rioters).
In 1992 he was once again successfully elected Prime Minister. He played a leading role in the signing of the Oslo peace accords, which created the Palestinian Authority and granted it partial control over parts of the Gaza Strip and West Bank. During this term of office, Rabin also oversaw the signing of a peace accord with Jordan.
For his role in the creation of the Oslo Accords, Rabin was awarded the 1994 Nobel Peace Prize, along with Yasser Arafat and Shimon Peres. The Accords greatly polarized his image in Israeli society, some seeing him as a hero for advancing the cause of peace and some seeing him as a traitor for giving away land they saw as rightfully belonging to Israel.
On November 4, 1995, Rabin was shot by the extreme right-wing activist Yigal Amir, after attending a peace rally in Tel Aviv's Kings of Israel Square. Fatally wounded, he died on the operating table at Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv.
A national memorial day for Rabin is set on the murder date, and the square in which he was murdered was named after him.
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