Abba Eban Quotes
Since negotiation would have to take place after the war, why not have negotiations before and instead of the war.
Abba Eban, 1915-2002, Israeli Foreign Minister (Labor), Israeli Ambassador to the U. N., Statement to Abdul Rahman Azzam, Secretary General of the Arab League, 1947
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After the signing of the Munich Pact:
Son of Egyptian President
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Abba Solomon Meir Eban was an Israeli diplomat and politician, and a scholar of the Arabic and Hebrew languages.
