Israel Quotes by Abba Eban

9 Israel quotes by Abba Eban

Abba Eban’s nine remarks on Israel distill his eloquent voice into a handful of lines. This brief set serves as a handy primer for anyone wanting a taste of his perspective.

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Israel is not an aviary.

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Palestinians never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity.

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One of the chief tasks of any dialogue with the Gentile world is to prove that the distinction between anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism…

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The Jews are the living embodiment of the minority, the constant reminder of what duties societies owe their minorities, whoever they might…

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“If Algeria introduced a resolution that the earth was flat and that Israel had flattened it, it would pass by a vote…

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If Algeria introduced a resolution declaring that the earth was flat and that Israel had flattened it, it would pass by a…

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Zionism is nothing more, but also nothing less, than the Jewish People's sense of origin and destination in the Land linked eternally…

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Nobody does Israel any service by proclaiming its 'right to exist.' Israel's right to exist, like that of the United States, Saudi…

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Our intention to regard the closing of the Straits as a casus belli was communicated...to the foreign ministers of those states which…

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His ignorance is encyclopedic.

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A nation writes its history in the image of its ideal.

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Palestinians never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity.

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“History teaches us that men and nations only behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives." --”

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Time and again these governments have rejected proposals today - and longed for them tomorrow.

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Playing the game I have learned the meaning of humility. It has given me an understanding of futility of the human effort.

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“If Algeria introduced a resolution that the earth was flat and that Israel had flattened it, it would pass by a vote of 164…

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Science is not a sacred cow. Science is a horse. Don’t worship it. Feed it. [Addressing a group of prospective contributors to an Israeli…

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Tragedy is the difference between what is and what could have been.

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Human beings act intelligently only after they have exhausted the alternatives

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Consensus is what many people say in chorus but do not believe as individuals.

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You can't achieve anything without getting in someone's way. You can't be detached and effective.

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Lest Arab governments be tempted out of sheer routine to rush into impulsive rejection, let me suggest that tragedy is not what men suffer…

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Tragedy is not what men suffer but what they miss.

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A consensus means that everyone agrees to say collectively what no one believes individually.

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