It Is My Hope That I Could

I, Serial Number 30743, Lieutenant General In Reserves Yitzhak Rabin, A Soldier In The Israeli Defense Forces And In The Army Of Peace, I, Who Have Sent Armies Into Fire And Soldiers To Their Death, Say Today: We Sail Onto A War Which Has No Casualties, No Wounded, No Blood Nor Suffering. It Is The Only War Which Is A Pleasure To Participate In - The War For Peace.

We Will Not Rest Until We Reach A Permanent Agreement [with The Palestinians] That Would Secure A Safe Future For Our Children And That Would Provide Us With Renewed Hope To Live In A Region Where People Lead A Life Of Co-operation And Not, God Forbid, Where Blood Is Shed.

I Am 73 Years Old. I Was Born In Jerusalem. I'm The First Prime Minister Of Israel To Be Born Here. I Am The Only Former General To Become A Prime Minister.

I'll Continue To Carry Out Whatever We Are Committed To. Whatever We Believe Leads Us To A Permanent Solution The Way We Want It, The Way I Want It.

We Did Not Think That [egyptian President] Nasser Wanted War. The Two Divisions He Sent To Sinai On May 14 Would Not Have Been Sufficient To Launch An Offensive Against Israel. He Knew It And We Knew It.