RUBINSTEIN, Elyakim.
Elyakim Rubinstein Typed Letter Signed.
Jerusalem: November 27, 1991.
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Item Number: RRB-152550
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"The road begun in Madrid will finally, despite all difficulties, bring us, with God's help, to the desired peace": Rare Typed Letter Signed by Israeli Cabinet Secretary Elyakim Rubinstein
Rare typed letter signed by Elyakim Rubinstein as Government Secretary of Israel, written only weeks after he chaired the Israeli delegation to the Madrid Peace Conference. One page on the official bilingual letterhead of the Government Secretary, Jerusalem, headed with the Emblem of Israel, dated November 27, 1991, and signed by him in ink above his printed name. The letter reads in full, "Dear Mr. Bullard, Many thanks for your letter of November 4, 1991, which I was glad to receive. Due to great work pressures and the hectic period which we are presently going through, I am unable to share with you the requested observation at length. Let me express the hope that the road begun in Madrid will finally, despite all difficulties, bring us, with God's help, to the desired peace. Sincerely, E. Rubinstein." Addressed to John H. Bullard of Ogden, Utah, a Vietnam veteran with a keen interest in politics. In near fine condition with flattened folds and paper clip impressions. Collector's pencil note to the verso. The letter measures 8.5 inches by 10.875 inches.
Elyakim Rubinstein, born in 1947, served as Cabinet Secretary of the Israeli government from 1986 and was one of the central figures in Israeli diplomacy of the period. He had just served as chairman of the Israeli delegation to the Madrid Peace Conference, held from October 30 to November 1, 1991, the first occasion on which Israeli representatives sat down in direct negotiations with delegations from Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and the Palestinians. Convened under the joint sponsorship of the United States and the Soviet Union in the aftermath of the Gulf War, the Madrid Conference opened the process that would lead in time to the Oslo Accords and to the peace treaty between Israel and Jordan. Rubinstein went on to serve as Attorney General of Israel and later as a justice and deputy president of the Supreme Court of Israel. This letter, written in the immediate aftermath of the conference and looking ahead to the peace it might bring, captures a moment of cautious hope in one of the most consequential diplomatic openings in modern Middle Eastern history.
Elyakim Rubinstein Typed Letter Signed.
$175.00
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