[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 174 (Monday, November 6, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H11770]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           IN MEMORY OF ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER YITZHAK RABIN

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the 
gentleman from Texas [Mr. Bentsen] is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Mr. BENTSEN. Mr. Speaker, today the world mourns the loss of one of 
the greatest statesmen of our time, Yitzhak Rabin. A soldier who knew 
too well the price of war, Prime Minister Rabin spent his life in 
defense of Israel. But his legacy will be his pursuit of an enduring 
peace for the entire Middle East.
  Rabin's time in office was short in the long history of the Middle 
East. That makes what he accomplished all the more remarkable--a peace 
treaty with Jordan, mutual recognition between Israel and the PLO, and 
the initiation of historic talks with Syria. All this was considered 
impossible only a few years ago.
  Prime Minister Rabin's most remarkable accomplishment was the 
transformation of the Middle East from a region divided between Arabs 
and Jews into a region divided between those who want to move forward 
with peace and those frozen by the hatred of ages.
  We here in the U.S. Congress must not waiver 1 inch in our commitment 
to peace. Our continued strong support for Israel and her quest for 
peace and freedom should be a tribute to the man who gave his life for 
it.
  Today Israelis mourn the loss of Yitzhak Rabin and the entire world 
grieves with them. We should all honor the memory of Yitzhak Rabin by 
giving life to his enduring words: ``Enough of blood and tears. 
Enough.''

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