Portrait of Yitzhak Rabin
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Yitzhak Rabin

Prime Minister of Israel, 1974 to 1977 and 1992 to 1995

A former general who signed the Oslo Accords with the Palestinians and shared the Nobel Peace Prize. He was assassinated in 1995.

Yitzhak Rabin sits in the left-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: slightly state-led and slightly authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly strength-first on war and peace, leaning tech-optimist on technology and leaning institutional on institutions. The profile is close to the middle on culture.

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Where Yitzhak Rabin sits on eight dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this leader's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomySlightly state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authoritySlightly authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureCentered on culture
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceStrongly strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional

Leaders most like Yitzhak Rabin

Harry S. Truman US President, 1945 to 195387%John F. Kennedy US President, 1961 to 196387%Benazir Bhutto Prime Minister of Pakistan, 1988 to 1990 and 1993 to 199686%Lyndon B. Johnson US President, 1963 to 196983%Golda Meir Prime Minister of Israel, 1969 to 197483%Mindaugas Sinkevičius Prime Minister of Lithuania, 2026 to present81%

Leaders furthest from Yitzhak Rabin

Mahatma Gandhi Leader of the Indian independence movement17%Jair Bolsonaro President of Brazil, 2019 to 202229%Javier Milei President of Argentina, 2023 to present30%

Political views closest to Yitzhak Rabin

One-nation conservatismA paternalist conservatism holding that the better off owe duties to the poor and to…72%Hawkish realismSees the world as a contest between states, where military strength and alliances secure…72%GaullismA French tradition of national independence, a strong presidency and a leading role for…72%

Percentages show how close two profiles are across all eight dimensions. Including a person here is for historical study and comparison, not approval. Portrait: Yaakov Saar, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.