[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 175 (Tuesday, November 7, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H11808-H11809]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       IN MEMORY OF YITZHAK RABIN

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the 
gentlewoman from Connecticut [Ms. DeLauro] is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I am deeply saddened by the tragic 
assassination of Israel's Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. I offer my 
sympathies to the Rabin family, to the Israeli people, and to all who 
mourn the loss of this great man.
  Yitzhak Rabin was an Israeli patriot and courageous leader whose life 
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be forever intertwined with the history of Israel. As a general, he led 
the heroic effort to secure Israel's existence. As a statesman, he made 
the historic decision to seek peace for his nation. Only a man who so 
fully understood the struggle to create a secure and democratic Israel 
could seize the moment to pursue peace.
  It is tragically fitting that Prime Minister Rabin's last act was to 
speak in support of the peace process--a difficult yet vital process to 
which he devoted the past 2 years of his life.
  I can add little to the words Yitzhak Rabin spoke on his last day. He 
said: ``I was a military man for 27 years. I waged war as long as there 
was no chance for peace. I believe there is now a chance for peace, a 
great chance, and we must take advantage of it for those who are 
standing here, and for those who are not here--and they are many. I 
have always believed that the majority of the people want peace and are 
ready to take a chance for peace.''
  Yitzhak Rabin has done as much as anyone to build the Jewish state, 
defend it in time of need, and foster relationships with Israel's 
neighbors so that future generations will know peace instead of war. We 
mourn the loss of Yitzhak Rabin and pray that his life's work may 
continue.

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