Yitzhak Shamir nasceu o 22 de outubro de 1915 em Ruzhany, Grodno Governorate, Russian Empire [agora Brest Oblast, Belarus]. Foi casado com Shulamit Levy. Morreu o 30 de junho de 2012 em Tel Aviv, Israel.
A man who goes forth to take the life of another whom he does not know must believe only one thing: that by his act he will change the course of history.