Yitzhak Rabin is one of the biggest impactors of the Arab-Israeli conflict, because his historical peace negotiations brought the people of Palestine and Israel as close to an agreement in this conflict as they had, and possibly ever will, get. For decades, this fight for power and territory between Israel and Palestine has increased violence and terrorism. Rabin contributed to helping end this violence by becoming Minister of Israel and signing the Oslo Accords. Yitzhak Rabin was born on March 1, 1922 in Jerusalem, Palestine, or since 1948, Israel. Being born in the time and place in the heart of the Arab-Israeli conflict, he has not only impacted the conflict, but has been impacted by it greatly as well. While he was still a teenager, Rabin became a commando in Haganah, the Jewish army fighting the Axis powers in Palestine. After World War II ended, his strategist as a soldier gained him a reputation, and then earned him a place in the Israeli military. He served as chief of staff before becoming the country’s first native-born Minister in 1974. …show more content…
But the Oslo Accords, signed by Rabin and Yasser Arafat, marked the first time that the State of Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization formally recognized one another. This is a critical time in both countries’ histories, for Rabin formally recognizing the PLO was the first step in the peace process. Although the Oslo Accords were technically not a peace treaty, they established a framework to negotiate for a final treaty, which would be concluded by the end of 1998. Rabin’s contribution to the Oslo Accords set the base for an amity between the Israelis and