,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #gde  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october  
#a1 #bjbj,mr4 ,cardin 7for himself1 ,mr4
 ,portman1 ,mr4 ,leahy1 ,mrs4 ,capito1  
,mr4 ,murphy1 ,ms4 ,collins1 ,mrs4      
,feinstein1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 and ,mr4      
,kaine7 submitted the following         
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,relations       
,,resolution  ,honoring the life1       
legacy1 and example of former ,israeli  
,prime ,minister ,yitzhak ,rabin on the 
#beth anniversary of his death4         
,whereas ,yitzhak ,rabin was born ,march
 #a1 #aibb1 in ,jerusalem2 ,whereas     
,yitzhak ,rabin served as ,ambassador to
 the ,united ,states from #aifh to      
#aigc1 ,minister of ,defense from #aihd 
to #aiij1 and ,prime ,minister from     
#aigd to #aigg and from #aiib until his 
assassination in #aiie2 ,whereas1 in    
#aige1 ,prime ,minister ,yitzhak ,rabin 
signed the interim agreement with ,egypt
 which laid the groundwork for the #aigi

 ,camp ,david ,peace ,treaty between    
,israel and ,egypt2 ,whereas1 on        
,september #ac1 #aiic1 in ,washington1  
,,dc1 ,yitzhak ,rabin signed the        
,declaration of ,principles framework   
agreement between ,israel and the       
,palestinians1 also known as the ,oslo  
,accords2 ,whereas ,yitzhak ,rabin1     
along with ,shimon ,peres and ,yasser   
,arafat1 received the #aiid ,nobel      
,peace ,prize for their efforts to      
create peace in the ,middle ,east2      
,whereas1 in his acceptance speech for  
the ,nobel ,prize1 ,rabin said1 ,we will
 pursue the course of peace with        
determination and fortitude4 ,we will   
not let up4 ,we will not give in4 ,peace
 will triumph over all our enemies1     
because the alternative is grim for us  
all4 ,and we will prevail4 ,we will     
prevail because we regard the building  
of peace as a great blessing for us1 and
 for our children after us42 ,whereas1  
on ,october #bf1 #aiid1 ,yitzhak ,rabin 
and ,king ,hussein of ,jordan signed a  

peace treaty between ,israel and        
,jordan1 saying at the time3 ,there is  
only one radical means of sanctifying   
human lives4 ,not armored plating1 or   
tanks1 or planes1 or concrete           
fortifications4 ,the one radical        
solution is peace42 ,whereas1 on        
,november #d1 #aiie1 ,yitzhak ,rabin was
 assassinated after attending a peace   
rally in ,tel ,aviv1 where his last     
words were1 ,i have always believed that
 the majority of the people want peace1 
are prepared to take risks for peace4   
''' ,peace is what the ,jewish ,people  
aspire to42 ,whereas ,yitzhak ,rabin    
dedicated his life to the cause of peace
 and security for the ,state of ,israel 
by defending his nation against all     
threats1 including terrorism and        
invasion1 and undertaking courageous    
risks in the pursuit of peace2 ,whereas1
 in the years following ,yitzhak        
,rabin's assassination1 successive      
,united ,states administrations have    
sought to help ,israel and the          

,palestinians achieve a negotiated      
two-state solution that ends their      
conflict2 and ,whereas1 twenty-five     
years later1 the leadership of ,yitzhak 
,rabin can be a model for securing peace
 during a time of conflict3 ,now1       
therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate--    
7#a7 honors the historic role of        
,yitzhak ,rabin for his distinguished   
service to the ,israeli people and      
extends its deepest sympathy and        
condolences to the family of ,yitzhak   
,rabin and the people of ,israel on the 
#beth anniversary of his death2  7#b7   
recognizes and reiterates its continued 
support for the close ties and special  
relationship between the ,united ,states
 and ,israel2  7#c7 expresses support   
and admiration for community leaders and
 government officials who work          
tirelessly to encourage co-existence and
 cooperation between the ,israelis and  
,palestinians2 and  7#d7 reaffirms its  
strong support for a negotiated solution
 to the ,israeli-,palestinian conflict  

resulting in two states--a democratic   
,jewish ,state of ,israel1 and a viable1
 democratic ,palestinian state--living  
side-by-side in peace1 security1 and    
mutual recognition4