Israel - a pair of Yitzhak Rabin themed medals - silver, total weight 85g, 83g net Yitzhak Rabin was ...

Israel - a pair of Yitzhak Rabin themed medals - silver, total weight 85g, 83g net Yitzhak Rabin was the fifth Prime Minister of Israel and the seventh Chief of Staff of the IDF. Rabin was a battalion commander in the Palmach, the commander of the Harel Brigade in the War of Independence, the 7th Chief of Staff of the IDF, which he commanded during the Six Day War. After retiring from the IDF, he was Israel's ambassador to the United States and Prime Minister of Israel on behalf of the Labor Party for two terms: the first in 1974-1977, during which Operation Jonathan was launched, and the second in 1992-1995, during which the Oslo Accords and the peace agreement with Jordan were signed. In addition, he served as Minister of Defense for about nine years. Rabin was the first prime minister born in Israel. For his part in the Oslo Accords he received the Nobel Peace Prize for 1994 (together with Shimon Peres and Yasser Arafat). Rabin was assassinated during his tenure as Prime Minister by a Jewish-Israeli assassin, Yigal Amir, who opposed the Oslo Accords.