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December 11, 2017

Getting Yitzḥak Rabin’s Legacy Right

A recent book captures the big picture, but makes some important mistakes.

Reviewing Itamar Rabinovich’s recent biography of Yitzḥak Rabin, Efraim Inbar praises it for correcting the misconception that the Israeli general and statesman was far more concerned with achieving “peace” than with issues of security; in reality, his entire career was focused on security. At the same time, however, Inbar faults the book for errors of both fact and interpretation:

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December 11, 2017

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  4. Getting Yitzḥak Rabin’s Legacy Right

    A recent book captures the big picture, but makes some important mistakes.

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    What You Did Not Tell Me.