The message of this memorial is quite simple: these men and women fought for freedom, brought honor to their communities, loved their country, and died for it. ing on things like Supreme Court and FBI appointments, instead of answering endless questions about the Travel Office. because he and I had been close friends for twenty-five years and had worked together for the same causes. Barak had to contend with a very different Israeli electorate from the one Rabin had led.
I also asked for more money for roads, bridges, mass transit, high-tech information systems, and environmental cleanups to increase productivity and employment. pholstered in gold-and-red stripes, and a beautiful deep blue rug with the presidential seal in the center, mirroring the one on the ceiling overhead. With national unemployment stuck at above 7 percent, we had to do something. The election was a ratification of Yeltsin’s leadership to secure democracy, modernize the economy, and reach out to the West.
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