“The film may rekindle many debates among Israelis about opportunities lost and taken, the chances for peace, the settlements and the future of Israel’s relations with the Palestinians.” (Times of Israel)

Erez Laufer’s courageous and penetrating Rabin in His Own Words gives us a previously unseen view of Yitzhak Rabin—his own. Laufer skillfully threads together rare archival footage, home movies, and private letters that enable Rabin’s personal and professional dramas to unfold before our eyes. We watch the young Rabin from his beginnings as the son of a labor leader before the founding of the State of Israel, through his stellar military career and his years as a brilliant diplomat. He entered politics as the Israeli ambassador to the United States and then served as prime minister, opposition leader, minister of defense, and prime minister once more—making moves that often enraged many, until the horrific moment when his political career and life were violently ended.

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