Yitzhak Rabin Biography

Birth of Yitzhak Rabin

Appointed Deputy Battalion Commander

The United Nations recognizes the right of Palestinians to sovereignty and national independence

The United Nations recognizes the right of Palestinians to sovereignty and national independence

The Palestinian Democratic Front takes over an Israeli school in Maalot and 20 schoolchildren were killed

Golda Meir announces her resignation as Prime Minister of Israel, Yitzhak Rabin replaces Golda Meir. Appointed Prime Minister of Israel

PFLP terrorists take a school in Maalot, Israel, 26 people are killed including 21 children after an unsuccessful rescue attempt

PFLP terrorists take a school in Maalot, Israel, 26 people are killed including 21 children after an unsuccessful rescue attempt

Israel and Syria sign an agreement on the Golan Heights

Israel and Syria sign an agreement on the Golan Heights

Yitzhak Rabin forms a new Israeli Government

The Suez Canal is reopened

Kissinger, Rabin & Peres agree the withdrawal of Israel from Sinai

Directs Israeli security responses as demonstrations and strikes spread during the First Intifada.

Israel uses military force arrests curfews and deportations to suppress the First Intifada

Israel uses military force arrests curfews and deportations to suppress the First Intifada

Approves deportations and emergency measures against Palestinian activists during the uprising.

Israels Minister of Defence Rabin proposes that Palestinians end the Intifadah in exchange for an opportunity to elect local leaders who would negotiate with the Israeli Government

Israel's Minister of Defence Rabin proposes that Palestinians end the Intifada in exchange for an opportunity to elect local leaders who would negotiate with the Israeli Government

Proposes elections in the occupied territories as a way to create Palestinian representatives for talks.

Rabin returns to office promising security and a political approach to the Palestinian issue

Appointed Prime Minister of Israel, 2nd term

Wins election on a platform linked to security and progress with Palestinians after the First Intifada.

Israel deports hundreds of Palestinian Islamist activists to southern Lebanon

Rabin authorises continued negotiations after the secret channel begins producing concrete understandings

Israel recognizes the PLO as no longer criminal

The Israeli Supreme Court unanimously upholds the deportations of 400 Palestinians from the occupied territories to Lebanon

Yitzhak Rabin announces that his country would repatriate about 100 Palestinians deported to Lebanon, an offer rejected by the deportees

Yitzhak Rabin meets at the White House with President Clinton, after which Rabin offers to negotiate the return of part of the Golan Heights to Syria

Yitzhak Rabin meets at the White House with President Clinton, after which Rabin offers to negotiate the return of part of the Golan Heights to Syria

Israeli authorities bar West Bank Palestinians from entering Israel after two traffic police officers were shot to death

In Israel 20 soldiers and civilians are injured in Hamass first suicide attack against Israelis

In Israel 20 soldiers and civilians are injured in Hamass first suicide attack against Israelis

After a hiatus of more than four months, Israeli and Arab delegates resume Middle East peace talks in Washington

Yasser Arafat & Yitzhak Rabin sign the Oslo Accords. The Israeli Government recognizes the PLO as the legitimate representative of the Palestinian people while the PLO recognizes the right of the state of Israel to exist and renounces terrorism. Provides for elections in Palestinian controlled areas

Provides for elections in Palestinian controlled areas

Israel launches its heaviest artillery and air assault on Lebanon since 1982 in an attempt to eradicate Hezbollah and Palestinian guerrilla threats

Israel launches its heaviest artillery and air assault on Lebanon since 1982 in an attempt to eradicate Hezbollah and Palestinian guerrilla threats

Israel launches its heaviest artillery and air assault on Lebanon since 1982 in an attempt to eradicate Hezbollah and Palestinian guerrilla threats

Israeli guns and aircraft pound southern Lebanon in reprisal for rocket attacks by Hezbollah guerrillas

Israeli guns and aircraft pound southern Lebanon in reprisal for rocket attacks by Hezbollah guerrillas

The fighting ended July 31 with a US-brokered cease-fire, Israel and Hezbollah the agree not to attack civilian targets, but the cease-fire is short lived

The fighting ended July 31 with a US-brokered cease-fire, Israel and Hezbollah the agree not to attack civilian targets, but the cease-fire is short lived

The fighting ended July 31 with a US-brokered cease-fire, Israel and Hezbollah the agree not to attack civilian targets, but the cease-fire is short lived

The fighting ended July 31 with a US-brokered cease-fire, Israel and Hezbollah the agree not to attack civilian targets, but the cease-fire is short lived

Israels Cabinet approves a framework for Palestinian autonomy in the occupied territories

Israels Cabinet approves a framework for Palestinian autonomy in the occupied territories

Israels Cabinet approves a framework for Palestinian autonomy in the occupied territories

PLO leaders and Israel agree to recognize each other, clearing the way for a peace accord

PLO leaders and Israel agree to recognize each other, clearing the way for a peace accord

Rabin signs the Declaration of Principles with the PLO in Washington

Signs the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements at the White House, recognizing the PLO as Israel's negotiating partner.

The Oslo framework sets the principle that Israeli withdrawal will begin with Gaza and Jericho

Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat shake hands after signing an accord granting limited Palestinian autonomy, Arafat has control of most of the Gaza Strip and 27% of the West Bank

Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat shake hands after signing an accord granting limited Palestinian autonomy, Arafat has control of most of the Gaza Strip and 27% of the West Bank

Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat shake hands after signing an accord granting limited Palestinian autonomy, Arafat has control of most of the Gaza Strip and 27% of the West Bank

Signs the Declaration of Principles with Yasser Arafat and recognizes the PLO as a negotiating partner.

Signs the Declaration of Principles with the PLO, committing both sides to establish interim Palestinian self-government.

Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat shake hands after signing an accord granting limited Palestinian autonomy, Arafat has control of most of the Gaza Strip and 27% of the West Bank

Rabin shakes hands with Arafat after the signing ceremony on the White House lawn

Leaders of Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) signed the Oslo Accords calling for Palestinian administration of the Gaza Strip, implemented in May 1994. Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat shake hands after signing an accord granting limited Palestinian autonomy, Arafat has control of most of the Gaza Strip and 27% of the West Bank

Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat shake hands after signing an accord granting limited Palestinian autonomy, Arafat has control of most of the Gaza Strip and 27% of the West Bank

Israel and Jordan sign a framework for negotiations, a day after the signing of a PLOi peace accord

The Israeli Parliament ratifies the Israel-PLO accord

The Israeli Parliament ratifies the Israel-PLO accord

Yitzhak Rabin and PLO chief Yasser Arafat hold their first official meeting in Cairo, Egypt, to begin work on realizing terms of the Israeli-PLO accord

Yitzhak Rabin and PLO chief Yasser Arafat hold their first official meeting in Cairo, Egypt, to begin work on realizing terms of the Israeli-PLO accord

A Palestinian boards a bus and opens fire with an assault rifle in the first major attack in Israel since the signing of a peace pact with the PLO; the gunman kills a reservist before being gunned down

Israel and the Vatican agree to recognize one another, Pope John Paul II normalizes relations between the Vatican and Israel

The Israelis abduct Mustafa Dirani, the leader of a Lebanese Shiite group - the Believers Resistance, from his Lebanese home

Israel establishes the elite squad, Egoz (walnut in Hebrew), to track Shiite guerrillas in southern Lebanon

For efforts in trying to create peace in the Middle East

Talks between Israeli and Palestinian negotiators resume in Taba, Egypt

PLO leader Yasser Arafat and Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres initial an agreement on security measures that had been blocking a peace accord

PLO leader Yasser Arafat and Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres initial an agreement on security measures that had been blocking a peace accord

Rabin condemns the Hebron massacre and faces pressure to protect the Oslo process

In the Hebron massacre, Jewish settler Dr. Baruch Goldstein opens fire on Palestinians praying in the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron killing 29 people

In the Hebron massacre, Jewish settler Dr. Baruch Goldstein opens fire on Palestinians praying in the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron and kills 29 people

The Israeli Cabinet outlaws two Jewish extremist groups, Kach and Kahane Lives, branding them terrorist organisations

The Israeli Cabinet outlaws two Jewish extremist groups, Kach and Kahane Lives, branding them terrorist organisations

The PLO and Israel agree to resume talks on Palestinian autonomy, more than a month after the Hebron mosque massacre

The PLO and Israel agree to resume talks on Palestinian autonomy, more than a month after the Hebron mosque massacre

The PLO and Israel agree to resume talks on Palestinian autonomy, more than a month after the Hebron mosque massacre

A car rigged with explosives detonates next to a bus in Afula, Israel. 8 Israelis are killed and 45 wounded in Hamass 1st car bombing

A car rigged with explosives detonates next to a bus in Afula, Israel. 8 Israelis are killed and 45 wounded in Hamass 1st car bombing

Pope John Paul II makes remarks at the conclusion of a concert in commemoration of the Shoah (holocaust), in which he acknowledges the Nazi Holocaust killing of Jews

A Palestinian blows himself up on a bus in Hadera in central Israel, six Israelis are killed and 25 wounded, Hamass 1st suicide bombing

A Palestinian blows himself up on a bus in Hadera in central Israel, six Israelis are killed and 25 wounded, Hamass 1st suicide bombing

A Palestinian blows himself up on a bus in Hadera in central Israel, six Israelis are killed and 25 wounded, Hamass 1st suicide bombing

Israeli and PLO negotiators wrapped up an agreement transferring civilian Government powers to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and Jericho

Israeli and PLO negotiators wrapped up an agreement transferring civilian Government powers to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and Jericho

Israeli and PLO negotiators agreed on an accord to give the Palestinians control of health care, taxation, education and other services in West Bank areas still controlled by Israel

Israeli and PLO negotiators agreed on an accord to give the Palestinians control of health care, taxation, education and other services in West Bank areas still controlled by Israel

Israel and the PLO sign an agreement in Paris granting Palestinians broad authority to set taxes, control trade and regulate banks under self-rule in the Gaza Strip and Jericho

Israel and the PLO sign an agreement in Paris granting Palestinians broad authority to set taxes, control trade and regulate banks under self-rule in the Gaza Strip and Jericho

Israel and the PLO sign an agreement in Paris granting Palestinians broad authority to set taxes, control trade and regulate banks under self-rule in the Gaza Strip and Jericho

Israel begins withdrawing from parts of the Gaza Strip under the Oslo implementation process

Israel transfers limited authority in Jericho under the Gaza Jericho implementation agreement

Israeli and PLO delegates open a final round of talks in Cairo, Egypt, on Palestinian autonomy prior to the signing of an agreement on self-rule

Israeli and PLO delegates open a final round of talks in Cairo, Egypt, on Palestinian autonomy prior to the signing of an agreement on self-rule

Israeli and PLO delegates open a final round of talks in Cairo, Egypt, on Palestinian autonomy prior to the signing of an agreement on self-rule

Israeli and PLO delegates open a final round of talks in Cairo, Egypt, on Palestinian autonomy prior to the signing of an agreement on self-rule

Signs the Gaza Jericho Agreement implementing the first stage of Palestinian self-government.

Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO leader Yasser Arafat sign a historic accord on Palestinian autonomy that grants self-rule in the Gaza Strip and Jericho

Signs the Gaza-Jericho Agreement providing for Israeli withdrawal and Palestinian self-rule in Gaza and Jericho.

Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO leader Yasser Arafat sign a historic accord on Palestinian autonomy that grants self-rule in the Gaza Strip and Jericho

Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO leader Yasser Arafat sign a historic accord on Palestinian autonomy that grants self-rule in the Gaza Strip and Jericho

The West Bank town of Jericho sees its first full day of Palestinian self-rule following the withdrawal of Israeli troops, an event celebrated by Palestinians

The West Bank town of Jericho sees its first full day of Palestinian self-rule following the withdrawal of Israeli troops, an event celebrated by Palestinians

Israel begins its final withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, shutting down the prison and military headquarters where Israeli soldiers had been in charge since the 1967 Middle East War

Israels three decades of occupation in the Gaza Strip end as Israeli troops completed their withdrawal and Palestinian authorities take over

An Israeli helicopter gunship at Ein Darbara, Lebanon, kills at least 30 Hezbollah trainees

Israel and the Vatican establish full diplomatic relations

A bomb rips apart a Panama commuter plane, killing 21, including 12 Jews, a day after a car bomb destroys a Jewish community centre in Buenos Aires, Argentina, killing 95 people

Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Jordans King Hussein sign a declaration at the White House ending their countries 46-year-old formal state of war

Morocco establishes low-level diplomatic relations with Israel

Israel and Jordan open the first road link between the two countries

Leaders of Israel and Jordan initial a draft peace Treaty

A Palestinian suicide bomber kills 22 Israelis and wounds 48 in a bus explosion in Tel Aviv, Hamas take responsibility

A Palestinian suicide bomber kills 22 Israelis and wounds 48 in a bus explosion in Tel Aviv, Hamas take responsibility

A Palestinian suicide bomber kills 22 Israelis and wounds 48 in a bus explosion in Tel Aviv, Hamas take responsibility

Violence breaks out in the Gaza Strip, a day after Israeli undercover soldiers kill Imad Akel, the head of the military wing of Hamas

Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin of Israel and Prime Minister Abdel Salam Majali of Jordan sign a peace Treaty in a ceremony attended by President Clinton

A Palestinian suicide bomber blows himself up on a bus in Jerusalem and wounds 12 Israelis, Hamas takes responsibility

A Palestinian suicide bomber blows himself up on a bus in Jerusalem and wounds 12 Israelis, Hamas takes responsibility

A Palestinian suicide bomber blows himself up on a bus in Jerusalem and wounds 12 Israelis, Hamas takes responsibility

Oslo Two creates Area A under Palestinian civil and security control in major Palestinian cities

Oslo Two creates Area B with Palestinian civil authority and Israeli security authority

Oslo Two leaves Area C under full Israeli control pending further negotiations

The leaders of Egypt, Israel, Jordan and the Palestinians hold an unprecedented summit in Cairo to try to revive the Mideast peace process

Two Palestinians blow themselves up outside two Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip and kill seven Israeli soldiers and an American, Alisa Flatow, the Islamic Jihad and Hamas take responsibility

Two Palestinians blow themselves up outside two Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip and kill seven Israeli soldiers and an American, Alisa Flatow, the Islamic Jihad and Hamas take responsibility

Two Palestinians blow themselves up outside two Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip and kill seven Israeli soldiers and an American, Alisa Flatow, the Islamic Jihad and Hamas take responsibility

Two Palestinians blow themselves up outside two Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip and kill seven Israeli soldiers and an American, Alisa Flatow, the Islamic Jihad and Hamas take responsibility

A Palestinian suicide bomber blows up a crowded commuter bus in Tel Aviv and kills six Israelis and wounded 28, Hamas take responsibility

A Palestinian suicide bomber blows up a crowded commuter bus in Tel Aviv and kills six Israelis and wounded 28, Hamas take responsibility

A Palestinian suicide bomber blows up a crowded commuter bus in Tel Aviv and kills six Israelis and wounded 28, Hamas take responsibility

A Palestinian suicide bomber blows up a bus in Jerusalem and kills 4 Israelis, 1 American, and wounded more than 100 people, Hamas take responsibility

A Palestinian suicide bomber blows up a bus in Jerusalem and kills 4 Israelis, 1 American, and wounded more than 100 people, Hamas take responsibility

A Palestinian suicide bomber blows up a bus in Jerusalem and kills 4 Israelis, 1 American, and wounded more than 100 people, Hamas take responsibility

Israel and the PLO initial an agreement for the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the West Bank following US mediation

Signs the Interim Agreement dividing West Bank areas and extending Palestinian Authority powers.

Signs the Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement, extending Palestinian self-government and dividing the West Bank into Areas A, B and C.

Rabin signs the Interim Agreement at the White House

The Israeli Parliament approves a pact with Palestine by a slim 61-to-59 margin, Israels religious right has insisted that God gave "Judea" and "Samaria" to the Jewish people 2,000 years ago and Rabin is a traitor for giving it away. Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat sign an accord to transfer much of the West Bank to the control of its Arab residents

Israel begins a West Bank pullback and freed hundreds of Palestinian prisoners

Rabin is assassinated by an Israeli extremist opposed to the Oslo process

Rabin is sssassinated by a right-wing, 27 year old Israeli law student, Yigal Amir, at a Tel Aviv peace rally

Death of Yitzhak Rabin, assassinated

Death of Yitzhak Rabin

Funeral services were held in Jerusalem for assassinated Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, President Clinton led the US delegation, Arab dignitaries also attended, including Jordans King Hussein and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Funeral of assassinated Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin

Israels ruling Labor Party unanimously approves Shimon Peres as its new leader, replacing slain Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin