Abba Eban

Abba Eban (Hebrew: אבא אבן‎, born Abba Solomon Meir; later adopted Aubrey Solomon Eban; 2 February 1915 – 17 November 2002) was an Israeli diplomat and politician.

In his career he was Israeli Foreign Affairs Minister, Education Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, and ambassador to the United States and to the United Nations. He was also Vice President of the United Nations General Assembly and President of the Weizmann Institute of Science.

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    Consensus is what many people say in chorus but do not believe as individuals.
    Abba Eban (b. 1915)

    History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.
    Abba Eban (b. 1915)