History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.

Abba Eban

About Abba Eban

Portrait of Abba Eban

Abba Solomon Meir Eban ( ; Hebrew: אבא אבן [ˈ(ʔ)aba ˈ(ʔ)even]; born Aubrey Solomon Meir Eban; 2 February 1915 – 17 November 2002) was a South African-born Israeli diplomat and politician, and a scholar of the Arabic and Hebrew languages.

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