Conductor politician

Fifth prime minister of Israel, serving two terms in office, 1974–1977, and from 1992 until his assassination in 1995

Raised in a Labor Zionist household

Learned agriculture in school and excelled as a student

Joined the Palmach as a teenager , the commando force of the Yishuv

Eventually rose through its ranks to become its chief of operations during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War

In late 1948, he joined the newly formed Israel Defense Forces and continued to rise as a promising officer, with a 27-year career as a professional soldier

Ultimately attained the rank of Rav Aluf, the most senior rank in the Israeli Defense Force (often translated as lieutenant general)

In the 1950s, he helped shape the training doctrine of the IDF and he led its Operations Directorate from 1959 to 1963

Appointed chief of the general staff in 1964 and oversaw Israel's victory in the 1967 Six-Day War

Served as Israel's ambassador to the United States from 1968 to 1973, during a period of deepening U.S.–Israel ties

Appointed Prime Minister of Israel in 1974 after the resignation of Golda Meir

Israel's minister of defense for much of the 1980s, including during the outbreak of the First Intifada

In 1992, he was re-elected as prime minister on a platform embracing the Israeli–Palestinian peace process

Signed several historic agreements with the Palestinian leadership as part of the Oslo Accords

In 1994, he won the Nobel Peace Prize together with long-time political rival Shimon Peres and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat

Also signed a peace treaty with Jordan in 1994

In November 1995, he was assassinated by Yigal Amir, an extremist who opposed the terms of the Oslo Accords

First native-born prime minister of Israel, the only prime minister to be assassinated, and the second to die in office after Levi Eshkol