As Prime Minister of Israel, Yitzhak Rabin worked for the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, notably by signing the Oslo Accords in 1993. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1994 and was assassinated by a Jewish extremist in 1995
Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin has just been re-elected as head of the Israeli Labour Party. Commentary on images of Yitzhak Rabin very applauded. At his side, Shimon Peres and Moshe Dayan.
A crucial step has been taken in the peace in the Middle East: Israel and the PLO are committed to no more war. Yitzhak RABIN signed a letter in which Israel recognized the PLO as the "representative of the Israeli people", while Yasser Arafat recognized the State of Israel and renounced terrorism. The commentary on images of Yitzhak RABIN signing the PLO’s letter of appreciation in the presence of Shimon Peres and Johan Jorgen Holst, Norwegian Foreign Minister, then making a statement in which he speaks "from a historical moment" is followed by an interview with Ouri SAVIR, Director General of Foreign Affairs in Israel.
Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin travels to Cairo to meet with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, thus relaunching the peace process after the Madrid peace conference six years ago. Comment on images of the visit: the arrival of Rabin at Cairo airport, Rabin and Mubarak sitting in an official lounge for photographs then making a speech, and finally, American Secretary of State James Baker in Amman with King Hussein of Jordan.
The third Arab-Israeli war has been raging for a few days. It pitted Israel against Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq. Silent images of General Yitzhak Rabin in Jerusalem.
Picture portrait of Yitzhak Rabin, who has just been appointed as the new leader of the Labour Party and future successor to Golda Meir as Prime Minister. The images show Shimon Perez and Yitzhak Rabin descending from a Boeing 707 of Elal, welcomed by relatives and family including Leah Rabin, then Yitzhak and Leah Rabin in a living room, smiling at the flashes of photographers, and finally Yitzhak Rabin welcoming General Bar Lev. The subject is silent.
Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak RABIN spoke before the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe to affirm that the peace process between Israel and the PLO is irreversible. At a press conference, he stressed the security of Israel and the fight against terrorism. The commentary on images of RABIN making his speech before the European Parliament and then signing a book is followed by an excerpt from his press conference, in which he explains that he does not claim to be a new De Gaulle.
Report: The Israeli-Palestinian Agreement on the First Phase of "Self-Government" in the Occupied Territories was signed today in Cairo despite a last-minute incident concerning the map of the enclave of Jericho. The commentary on images of the signature of the agreement is followed by a plateau in Charles ENDERLIN situation.
First images of the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak RABIN, filmed by the journalists of Antenna 2 while they were there. The commentary on images of the arrest of the assassin, the crying inhabitants and the intervention of Yitzhak RABIN in the gallery, during the demonstration for peace in which he had participated on the dayeven, alternates with the interview of Jean FRYDMAN, organizer of the demonstration for peace, which recounts the circumstances of the assassination.
Interview with Yitzhak RABIN, Prime Minister of Israel. He evokes the threat of Islamization that weighs on Lebanon and the lack of reactions of the leaders of the Christian world. Faced with this attitude, he reaffirmed Israel’s desire to be a strong Jewish state.
Yasser Arafat and Yitzhak Rabin sign the West Bank Autonomy Agreement in the White House in Washington. This document extends the Palestinian regime of autonomy to a large part of the West Bank. Comment on the images of the signing of the agreement, in the presence of Bill Clinton and King Hussein of Jordan, and the handshake between Yasser Arafat and Yitzhak Rabin.
Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin requested an audience with Pope John Paul II to restart the peace process in the Middle East. The Pope accepted Rabin’s invitation to Israel. Comment on images of this meeting: Yitzhak Rabin escorted by the Swiss guards, shaking hands with the pope, who gives him a welcome gift, then the two men chatting together.
Yitzhak Rabin and his wife are accused of owning funds in a Washington bank, which is banned in Israel. Rabin was forced to resign. Comment on archive of Rabin descending plane with his wife and making a statement, then images of his possible replacements, Yigal Allon and Shimon Peres.
Interview by Antenne 2 of the Israeli Minister of Defence, Yitzhak RABIN, on the action in Lebanon. Israel has posted soldiers along the border in anticipation of attacks by Shiite fighters. Yitzhak RABIN explains that he wants [...] to help the ALS with our firepower to permanently break any future offensive and to cause the terrorists such losses that they will no longer rub against it and that their desire to attack is considerably reduced". He then accused Syria, which, according to him, supports terrorism from Lebanon but also in Europe.
In the aftermath of the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin during a peace demonstration, thousands of Israelis pay tribute to him in Jerusalem. The commentary on images of the coffin and the crowd alternates with a micro-sidewalk of people coming to collect on his coffin. The subject ends with a plateau in the situation of Philippe ROCHOT.