FAREWELL TO A PEACEMAKER : Voices

“Every moment we shared was a joy because he was a good man and an inspiration, because he was also a great man. His spirit lives on in the growing peace between Israel and her neighbors.”

President Clinton.

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“It warms my heart to see that we have the partnership of such a large part of the people. But our pain will remain with us and the gap that was created is huge and is felt in the home ... every day, all day, and it is terrible.”

Leah Rabin, widow of Yitzhak Rabin.

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“People greater than I have eulogized you, but none knew the softness of your caress as I, or that half-smile of yours that always said everything, the smile that is no longer there. There is no feeling of revenge in me for the pain does not leave room.”

Noa Ben-Artzi Philosof, Rabin’s grand-daughter.

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“This is the crowning glory of your efforts, all of us here together. The man who murdered you will not be able to murder the idea that you carried...I see our Arab neighbors and I want to tell them that peace is attainable both here and with you.”

Acting Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres.

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“You lived as a soldier, you died as a soldier for peace. I believe it is time for all of us to come out openly and speak about peace.”

Jordan’s King Hussein.

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“I don’t think that there’s any question that his successors will have the same vision. The test will be whether they will know how to get there.”

Former Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger.