Yitzhak Rabin was an Israeli statesman and general who was the prime minister of Israel, having served from 1974 to 1977 and again from 1992 until his assassination in 1995. He was the first prime min
Rabin in 1994
Rabin shortly before joining the Palmach
Altalena on fire after being shelled near Tel Aviv
The Israeli delegation to the 1949 Armistice Agreements talks. Left to right: Commanders Yehoshafat Harkabi, Aryeh Simon, Yigael Yadin, and Yitzhak Rabin (1949)
In July 1948, during the 1948 Palestine war, the Palestinian towns of Lydda and Ramle were captured by the Israel Defense Forces and their residents were violently expelled. The expulsions occurred as
An Israeli soldier with detained Palestinians in Ramle
Lydda in 1920 with St. George's Church in the background
The city of Lydda in 1932
King Abdullah of Jordan (1882–1951) with John Bagot Glubb (1897–1986), the commander of the Arab Legion