Abba Eban
South African-born Israeli politician Abba Eban served as first permanent delegate of Israel to the United Nations from 1949 to 1959, as ambassador to the United States from 1950 to 1959, and as foreign minister from 1966 to 1974.
This diplomat worked as a scholar of the Arabic and Hebrew languages.
In his career, he served as affairs, education, deputy prime minister. He also served as vice president of the General Assembly of the United Nations and as president of the Weizmann institute of science.
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“His ignorance is encyclopedic.”
Abba Eban
“If Algeria introduced a resolution that the earth was flat and that Israel had flattened it, it would pass by a vote of 164 to 13 with 26 abstentions.”
Abba Eban
“History teaches usthat men and nationsonly behave wiselyonce they have exhaustedall other alternatives."--”
Abba Eban
“A consensus means that everyone agrees to say collectively what no one believes individually.”
Abba Eban