Yitzhak Shamir

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Yitzhak Shamir was an Israeli politician who served as the seventh prime minister of Israel, serving two terms.

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About Yitzhak Shamir

Yitzhak Shamir was an Israeli politician who served as the seventh prime minister of Israel, serving two terms. Before the establishment of the State of Israel, Shamir was a leader of the Zionist militant group Lehi, also known as the Stern Gang.

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Jews must be able to live with enemies and defend themselves from them. The hatred for Israel has not disappeared.

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Defend

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Everybody knows what I represent. My message is that Israel wants peace, and I am going to do everything possible to find…

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Differences

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Israel’s days without Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria and the Gaza Strip are gone and will not return.

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Days

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A man who goes forth to take the life of another whom he does not know must believe one thing only —…

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Believe

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Only Arab Israel, the land of Israel, is our true homeland.

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Homeland

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Lehi was not a part of the Zionist movement, not a part of the Revisionist Party. It was sometimes something apart, and…

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British

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All of the land of Israel is ours.

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Israel

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The main aim of the Palestinians is to destroy the state of Israel.

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Aim

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(The Palestinians) would be crushed like grasshoppers ... heads smashed against the boulders and walls.

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Boulders

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We must never bend too much.

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Too much

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I said it several times: a blow you are getting from a friend is still a blow, but more painful.

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Friend

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I believe that the will of the people is resolved by a strong leadership. Even in a democratic society, events depend on…

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Believe

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Several hundreds of thousands of Palestinian Arabs live in slums known as refugee camps in Gaza, Judea, and Somalia. Attempts by Israel…

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Better

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The U.N. did not create Israel. The Jewish state came into being because the tiny Jewish community in what was mandatory Palestine…

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Community

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Zionism is a revolutionary process. And in a revolution, you must be ready not to think too much about sentiments or human…

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Must

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I am miserable when everything is in order and quiet. Seriously, it's hard for me when I can go home quietly, go…

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Fear

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I am not afraid of taking risks. We have to take risks for peace.

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Afraid

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I do not want to respond to leaks that concern things that have to do with state secrets of the first degree.

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Concern

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