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# Rafael Eitan

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Rafael "Raful" Eitan was an Israeli general, former Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (Ramatkal) and later a politician, a Knesset member, and government minister.

##  Quotes by Rafael Eitan

> [You’re not the one having a hard time in the battlefield. The enemy’s also having a hard time—the only question is who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafael-eitan/you-re-not-the-one-having-a-hard-time-in-the-battlefield-the-enemy-s/)

Rafael Eitan

[Battlefield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/battlefield/)

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> [We declare openly that the Arabs have no right to settle on even one centimeter of Eretz Israel… Force is all they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafael-eitan/we-declare-openly-that-the-arabs-have-no-right-to-settle-on-even-one/)

Rafael Eitan

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