Yitzhak Shamir

Yitzhak Shamir (Hebrew יִצְחָק שָׁמִיר) (born Yitzhak Yezernitsky; October 22, 1915 – June 30, 2012) was an Israeli politician and the seventh Prime Minister of Israel, serving two terms, 1983–84 and 1986–1992. Before the establishment of the state of Israel, Shamir was a leader of the Zionist militant group Lehi. After the establishment of the Israeli state he served in the Mossad between 1955 and 1965 and as a Knesset Member. He served as the 6th Speaker of the Knesset and as Foreign Affairs Minister.

Quotes

• The sea is the same sea, and the Arabs are the same Arabs.
  • Shamir used this phrase in 1996, following the Oslo accords ("It's Inconceivable" by Rafi Mann)

• For the land of Israel - it is allowed to lie

• Our image has undergone change from David fighting Goliath to being Goliath.
  • Daily Telegraph London, (25 January, 1989).

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