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

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Abba Eban (born Aubrey Solomon Meir Eban 2 February 1915 - 17 November 2002) was an Israeli diplomat and politician. Born in Cape Town, South Africa, Eban moved to England at an early age. He was educated at St Olave’s Grammar School, Southwark before studying Classics and Oriental languages at Queens’ College, Cambridge. As a child, he recalls being sent to his grandfather’s house every weekend to study the Hebrew language and Biblical literature. During his time at University and afterwards, Eban was highly involved in the Federation of Zionist Youth and was editor of its ideological journal “The Young Zionist”. More…