Abba Eban
Abba Eban
Abba Ebanwas an Israeli diplomat and politician, and a scholar of the Arabic and Hebrew languages...
NationalityIsraeli
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth2 February 1915
CountryIsrael
israel world tasks
One of the chief tasks of any dialogue with the Gentile world is to prove that the distinction between anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism is not a distinction at all.
men missing rejection
Lest Arab governments be tempted out of sheer routine to rush into impulsive rejection, let me suggest that tragedy is not what men suffer but what they miss.
Better to be disliked than pitied.
ignorance sarcasm
His ignorance is encyclopedic.
horse research cows
Science is not a sacred cow. Science is a horse. Don’t worship it. Feed it. [Addressing a group of prospective contributors to an Israeli scientific research program]
humility golf futility-of-life
Playing the game I have learned the meaning of humility. It has given me an understanding of futility of the human effort.
mean opposites leader
It is our experience that political leaders do not always mean the opposite of what they say.
believe mean sarcasm
A consensus means that everyone agrees to say collectively what no one believes individually.
israel
Israel is not an aviary.
opportunity missing palestinian
Palestinians never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity.
israel united-states arabia
Nobody does Israel any service by proclaiming its 'right to exist.' Israel's right to exist, like that of the United States, Saudi Arabia and 152 other states, is axiomatic and unreserved. Israel's legitimacy is not suspended in midair awaiting acknowledgement.... There is certainly no other state, big or small, young or old, that would consider mere recognition of its 'right to exist' a favor, or a negotiable concession.
israel algeria earth
If Algeria introduced a resolution declaring that the earth was flat and that Israel had flattened it, it would pass by a vote of 164 to 13 with 26 abstentions.
funny sarcastic war
History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.
change way achieve
You can't achieve anything without getting in someone's way. You can't be detached and effective.