Yitzhak Rabin (1922-1995) was famous for his work on the Middle East peace process. He was Isreal's chief of staff of the armed forces from 1964 to 1968, and then the Israeli ambassador to the United States between 1968 and 1973. Rabin was then Prime Minister from 1973 to 1977, and then defense minister from 1984 to 1990. He was re-elected Prime Minister in 1992. In 1993, he signed an agreement for Israel's withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. He wrote "The Rabin Memoirs" in 1979. Rabin received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1994. In November 1995, he was assassinated by a Jewish law student, Yigal Amir, who wanted to halt the Middle East peace process. This tragic event, the killing of the Israeli Prime Minister by an Israeli, was felt the world over.

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