Statement by Israeli Prime Minister Rabin on the 1994 Murders in Hebron
Speech
By: Yitzhak Rabin
Date: February 25, 1994
Source: Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Archive available at: http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/.
About the Author: Yitzhak Rabin was born in Jerusalem on March 1, 1922 . Elected as head of the Labor Party, Rabin served as Prime Minister from 1974 to 1977. As part of a national unity government, Rabin served as Minister of Defense from 1984 to 1990. In response to the First Palestinian Intifada (uprising) in 1987, Rabin directed Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) to respond "promptly and vigorously" to Palestinian assaults. In 1992 Rabin's Labour Party returned to power and he returned to act as Prime Minister. Rabin stated that reaching a peace accord with...
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