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Yitzhak Rabin

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

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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 ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person'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
🙏ReligionSlightly secular
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismLeaning interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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Political views closest to Yitzhak Rabin

Realism in foreign policySees international politics as a contest of power and interests in which states act to…99%Liberal nationalismHolds that nations have a right to self-government and a shared identity, provided they…96%State capitalismUses a strong state to steer a market economy toward rapid growth, often limiting…95%CorporatismOrganizes society into industry and professional bodies that bargain with the state, an…95%

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