Nobody does Israel any service by proclaiming its 'right to exist.' Israel's right to exist, like that of the United States, Saudi Arabia and 152 other states, is axiomatic and unreserved. Israel's legitimacy is not suspended in midair awaiting acknowledgement…… — Abba Eban Copy Share Image
Our intention to regard the closing of the Straits as a casus belli was communicated...to the foreign ministers of those states which had supported international navigation in the Straits in 1957 and thereafter. There can be no doubt that these… — Abba Eban Copy Share Image
“History teaches us that men and nations only behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives." --” — Abba Eban Copy Share Image
Time and again these governments have rejected proposals today - and longed for them tomorrow. — Abba Eban Copy Share Image
Playing the game I have learned the meaning of humility. It has given me an understanding of futility of the human effort. — Abba Eban Copy Share Image
“If Algeria introduced a resolution that the earth was flat and that Israel had flattened it, it would pass by a vote of 164… — Abba Eban Copy Share Image
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… — Abba Eban Copy Share Image
Human beings act intelligently only after they have exhausted the alternatives — Abba Eban Copy Share Image
Consensus is what many people say in chorus but do not believe as individuals. — Abba Eban Copy Share Image
You can't achieve anything without getting in someone's way. You can't be detached and effective. — Abba Eban Copy Share Image
Lest Arab governments be tempted out of sheer routine to rush into impulsive rejection, let me suggest that tragedy is not what men suffer… — Abba Eban Copy Share Image
A consensus means that everyone agrees to say collectively what no one believes individually. — Abba Eban Copy Share Image
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