Former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir Dies at 96
- Posted on June 30, 2012 at 4:32pm by
Madeleine Morgenstern
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Two-time former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir died Saturday in Tel Aviv at the age of 96, the country‘s prime minister’s office announced.
Shamir served as Israel’s seventh prime minister from 1983 to 1984 and again from 1986 to 1992, the longest serving in Israel’s history after David Ben-Gurion. He was known for resisting international pressure to make concessions, yet initiated a peace process in Madrid, Spain that led to many future diplomatic overtures by his successors.
“The truth is that, in the final analysis, the search for peace has always been a matter of who would tire of the struggle first, and blink,” he wrote in his autobiography.
Shamir also served as foreign minister, Knesset speaker, opposition head and was among the founders of the Mossad. He was among the leaders of the Jewish underground group Lehi in mandatory Palestine.
CNN:
Shamir was involved in key foreign policy initiatives.
He presided over negotiations with Egypt on the post-treaty normalization process, and started diplomatic relations with several African countries that had severed relations with Israel after the Yom Kippur War, according to a biography of Shamir on the prime minister’s website.
Shamir ordered Operation Solomon, the airlift rescue of thousands of Ethiopian Jews following a regime change in 1991. During the operation, which took less than 48 hours, 14,000 Jews boarded Israeli planes to emigrate to Israel, according to the Israeli government.
Associated Press:
Politicians across the Israeli political spectrum mourned the former leader’s death Saturday.
“Yitzhak Shamir was a brave warrior before and after the founding of the State of Israel,” said Israeli President Shimon Peres. “He was loyal to his views, a great patriot and a true lover of Israel who served his country with integrity and unending commitment. May his memory be blessed.”
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also paid tribute to Shamir, saying he “led Israel with a deep loyalty to the nation and to the land and to the eternal values of the Jewish people.”
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Shnabber
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 7:06amHis past is full of crimes his blood is polish nothing linking him with palestine except thefting and murdering innocent people . to the deep of the rternal hell..
Report Post »ICEDRAGON
Posted on July 1, 2012 at 1:17pmMay his spirit look over Israel!
Report Post »piper60
Posted on July 1, 2012 at 6:54amHe was a good man and a good Prime minister. Having said that, I wish all the nasty comments could have been withheld as the man has passed away now. Have some respect, please.
Report Post »The_Jerk
Posted on July 1, 2012 at 11:55amYitzhak Shamir, born Icchak Jaziernicki, was a terrorist no different from Usama Bin Laden. Al Qaeda, Irgun, no difference. You can not whitewash history anymore. The internet won’t allow it.
Report Post »The_Jerk
Posted on July 1, 2012 at 12:05pmLook up Lehi and the Stern Gang. Then, come here and write. He was a ruthless killer.
Report Post »menticide
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 9:17amInstead the internet makes it very easy to re-write history, the news, and reality. All you need to find is a website that you agree with and you’ll never need to think, study, or question anything ever again…
Report Post »SilentReader
Posted on July 1, 2012 at 3:57amRIP Yitzhak Shamir.
Report Post »menticide
Posted on July 1, 2012 at 3:55amYou want to see some real ugliness? Go check out the comments on the Yahoo obit for Shamir…
Report Post »majasdad
Posted on June 30, 2012 at 7:59pmThe man was a jerk. His only claim to fame (infamy) was his planning of the assassination of the Swedish diplomat Folke Benadotte.
Report Post »macpappy
Posted on June 30, 2012 at 8:15pmRead the history of Israel and this mans name is in the forefront. He was an enemy of Islam, and many many Americans will always respect him for that. He made the Palisteniens shake in their shoes, he killed the enemies of Isreal and freedom, whats not to like?
Report Post »rickc34
Posted on June 30, 2012 at 11:19pmMuslims walked in fear of this man …our president does not have a tenth of the courage. Israel lost a great man that the plo feared…a great man that led his people from the front not the rear like Obama ..you. served your people with courage and dignity protecting them from their enemies RIP….Obama should take lessons from this mans life on how to be a man and a leader.
Report Post »majasdad
Posted on June 30, 2012 at 7:28pmAnd why is this even news?
Report Post »grannyjojo
Posted on June 30, 2012 at 6:38pmYou can thank God for this man. He followed what was his destiny and the destiny of Israel. We’re all a part of this destiny and may the Lord find this man worthy to enter into the Kingdom. Rest in peace Sir, you did as God commanded and helped to bring forth a nation that has a destiny like no other, and in doing so you brought the world closer to our Lord. God bless all. “Every knee will bow and every tongue confess”
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on June 30, 2012 at 6:30pmMay Israel continue onward, based on the foundations he and his generation laid for them.
Report Post »suz
Posted on June 30, 2012 at 6:15pman original hero.
Report Post »DEFCON4
Posted on June 30, 2012 at 6:12pmMay Israel, continue in this Wise man’s Path………
Report Post »abbygirl1994
Posted on June 30, 2012 at 5:35pmRIP PM Shamir!!
Report Post »setoguro
Posted on June 30, 2012 at 5:28pmA great man.
Report Post »macpappy
Posted on June 30, 2012 at 5:27pmA man that talked the talk, walked the walk, and kicked muslim azz from day one. Our current President could not stand in this man’s shadow, without bursting into flame.
Report Post »chips1
Posted on June 30, 2012 at 9:12pmI hope we have learned how to defeat our muslim enemy.
Report Post »RJJinGadsden
Posted on June 30, 2012 at 5:20pmRead this man’s history. Born in what is now Belarus and schooled in Poland, then played many parts to help Israel become a free nation. The world has lost a great man today.
Report Post »Baddoggy
Posted on June 30, 2012 at 5:27pmAgreed…Israel mourns.
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on June 30, 2012 at 5:51pmHi RJJ,
I agree. At least he lived long enough to die of old age; many there do not.
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TRONINTHEMORNING
Posted on June 30, 2012 at 4:55pmWhat a tough fellow. Those guys were tops in their day. Everyone should read THE MOSSAD.
Report Post »hayesstephen
Posted on June 30, 2012 at 4:43pmThe world has lost a Great Man. There too few people left that in the world today that could be worthy to tie this mans shoes. Rest in Peace. May God Bless America and Israel and our people.
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