Yitzhak Shamir
Yitzhak Shamir
Yitzhak Shamir; born Yitzhak Yezernitsky; October 22, 1915 – June 30, 2012) was an Israeli politician and the seventh Prime Minister of Israel, serving two terms, 1983–84 and 1986–1992. Before the establishment of the State of Israel, Shamir was a leader of the Zionist paramilitary group Lehi. After the establishment of the State of Israel he served in the Mossad between 1955 and 1965, a Knesset Member, a Knesset Speaker and a Foreign Affairs Minister. Shamir was the country's third...
NationalityIsraeli
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth22 October 1915
CountryIsrael
Yitzhak Shamir quotes about
In this part of the world, Jews and Arabs will live together forever.
I believe that the will of the people is resolved by a strong leadership. Even in a democratic society, events depend on a strong leadership with a strong power of persuasion, and not on the opinion of the masses.
Our image has undergone change from David fighting Goliath to being Goliath.
Israel’s days without Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria and the Gaza Strip are gone and will not return.