It is not worth the paper it is written on unless it is backed by the kind of force that will make the other side consider the penalties too heavy to break the agreement.

Quote by Yitzhak Rabin

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I enter negotiations with Chairman Arafat, the leader of the PLO, the representative of the...

I enter negotiations with Chairman Arafat, the leader of the PLO, the representative of the...

Give peace a chance.

Give peace a chance.

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

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

The struggle to get weapons is continuous, but the United States will aid us, if...

The struggle to get weapons is continuous, but the United States will aid us, if...

I am 73 years old. I was born in Jerusalem. I'm the first prime minister...

I am 73 years old. I was born in Jerusalem. I'm the first prime minister...

Jerusalem is united, will never be divided again.

Jerusalem is united, will never be divided again.

I would like Israel to be a Jewish state, and therefore not to annex over...

I would like Israel to be a Jewish state, and therefore not to annex over...

No Arab ruler will consider the peace process seriously so long as he is able...

No Arab ruler will consider the peace process seriously so long as he is able...

Israel is no longer a people that dwells alone, and has to join the global...

Israel is no longer a people that dwells alone, and has to join the global...

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

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

A diplomatic peace is not yet the real peace. It is an essential step in...

A diplomatic peace is not yet the real peace. It is an essential step in...

Israel's willingness to cooperate closely with the U.S. in protecting American interests in the region...

Israel's willingness to cooperate closely with the U.S. in protecting American interests in the region...

We do not celebrate the death of our enemies.

We do not celebrate the death of our enemies.

Practically the only way to dry the swamp of radical Islam is through economic development...

Practically the only way to dry the swamp of radical Islam is through economic development...

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

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

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

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

I believe that it is my responsibility as the prime minister of Israel to do...

I believe that it is my responsibility as the prime minister of Israel to do...

I believe that in the long run, separation between Israel and the Palestinians is the...

I believe that in the long run, separation between Israel and the Palestinians is the...

Only the change on the international scene, the crisis in the gulf, and the strong,...

Only the change on the international scene, the crisis in the gulf, and the strong,...

The world is no longer against us.

The world is no longer against us.