Israel has an important principle: It is only Israel that is responsible for our security.
Yitzhak RabinHere, in the Land of Israel, we returned and built a nation. Here, in the Land of Israel, we established a State. The Land of the prophets, which bequeathed to the world the values of morality, law and justice, was after two thousand years, restored to its lawful owner - the members of the Jewish People, On its Land, we have built an exceptional national Home and State.
Yitzhak RabinWe will not leave the Golan Heights, not even in exchange for a peace treaty. We will be ready for a limited compromise and it does not have to be in territorial terms.
Yitzhak RabinIf you have the same problem for a long time, maybe it's not a problem. Maybe it's a fact.
Yitzhak RabinThere is no way of finding the middle ground, even with the best intentions of the world. Our most sensible policy is to stall.
Yitzhak RabinBut, more than anything, in the more than three years of this Government's existence, the Israeli people has proven that it is possible to make peace, that peace opens the door to a better economy and society; that peace is not just a prayer. Peace is first of all in our prayers, but it is also the aspiration of the Jewish people, a genuine aspiration for peace.
Yitzhak Rabin