Strip. Gur hoped to one day be prime minister, but cancer halted his political aspirations. Death In 1995, Gur became seriously ill with terminal cancer. He committed suicide with a handgun on July 16, 1995 at the age of 65. Gur left a note saying he did not want to be a burden to his family. Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin mourned him as "a special person, sensitive and strong, a soldier and a civilian, a lover of books and of writing, and above all, a friend." Gur was buried with full military honors in Tel Aviv. Legacy Area 21, a military base in the Sharon plain, was renamed in his honour (Camp Motta Gur). A Metronit station in Kiryat Ata is named after Gur. In Modiin a street and a school was named after Gur. Gur helped create the "Follow me" slogan of commanders in the Israel Defense Forces. Bibliography Har HaBayit BeYadeinu (literally "The Temple Mount is in our hands") (The Battle for Jerusalem), 1974. See also List of Israel's Chiefs of the General Staff References External links Jewish Virtual Library Timeline 1930 births 1995 suicides People from Jerusalem Jews in Mandatory Palestine 20th-century Israeli Jews Israeli politicians who committed suicide Israeli military personnel who committed suicide Recipients of the Medal of Courage Suicides by firearm in Israel Alignment (Israel) politicians Israeli Labor Party politicians Israeli generals Ministers of Health of Israel Members of the 10th Knesset (1981–1984) Members of the 11th Knesset (1984–1988) Members of the 12th Knesset (1988–1992) Members of the 13th Knesset (1992–1996) Deputy ministers of Israel Burials at Kiryat Shaul Cemetery 1995 deaths