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What was unique about Rabin's position as prime minister in Israel's history?

  • First native-born prime minister

  • First prime minister of non-Jewish descent

  • Youngest prime minister

  • Only prime minister with a military background

Answer

Yitzhak Rabin was the first native-born prime minister of Israel, born in Jerusalem in 1922. He served as prime minister twice, from 1974 to 1977 and from 1992 to 1995. Rabin was a key figure in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, and he signed the Oslo Accords with Yasser Arafat in 1993. He was assassinated by a right-wing Israeli extremist in 1995.
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