Prime Minister Rabin, a man who had spent his youth as a warrior, stood on stage swaying to the melody of “Shir LaShalom” — “A Song for Peace.” In his pocket, he carried the lyrics on a piece of paper that would soon become one of the most haunting relics of modern Israeli history. During his remarks at the signing, as The New York Times reported at the time, Rabin had made his message of peace clear: “We who have fought against you, the Palestinians, we say to you today, in a loud and a clear voice: Enough of blood and tears! As recorded by the Yitzhak Rabin Center, the monarch solemnly stated, “You lived as a soldier, you died as a soldier for peace, and I believe it is time for all of us to come out, openly, and to speak our piece… We belong to the camp of peace.
Author: Austin Harvey
Published at: 2025-11-11 00:00:00
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