Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of Yitzhak Rabin, Israel’s prime minister from 1974–77 and 1992–95, when he was assassinated by a right-wing extremist. He presided over the signing of the Oslo Accords.
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Opinion Trump and Rabin: Two assassination attempts with different outcomes
Israel is no stranger to political violence and is on the brink, yet again, when internal strife could lead to tragedy
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Fast Forward Shlomo Avineri, dovish Israeli political philosopher and public intellectual, dies at 90
Avineri applied his historical perspective as a frequent commentator in the Israeli and foreign media, and as a regular columnist for the Israeli daily Haaretz
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Film & TV 5 Israeli prime ministers, 5 documentaries — but should you watch all 5?
A mini-festival on ChaiFlicks explores the lives of Ben-Gurion, Meir, Begin, Rabin and Sharon
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Culture The Tony-winning drama of the Oslo Accords is now a film
J.T. Rogers and Bartlett Sher always knew their history play had a lot to teach us today. But they never wanted it to be quite this relevant. “When we first did the piece, that was 2016, and as much as it was about Palestine and Israel, it was really about Republicans and Democrats,” said Sher,…
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Culture What almost saved — but ultimately doomed — peace in the Middle East
Yasser Arafat once insisted on cutting up Dennis Ross’s chicken during a dinner; Ross was then head of the American effort to arbitrate peace between Israel and Palestine. At the time, it seemed like a sign of hospitality and hope — Ross joked that Arafat had “a Jewish mother syndrome.” These days, after the Human…
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Community How to honor Rabin’s legacy
These remarks are drawn from a commemoration that Americans for Peace Now organized in memory of Yitzhak Rabin’s 25 year yarzheit. There are moments in history that first devastate us and then compel us to recommit to the struggle for justice. The murder of Martin Luther King. The murder of Mahatma Ghandi. The murder of…
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Culture Film About Yitzhak Rabin’s Assassin Takes Israel’s Top Prize
JTA — A film about the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin as seen through the eyes of his murderer won Israel’s Ophir Award for Best Picture and will be the county’s nomination for an Oscar. “Incitement” won Israel’s top prize on Sunday night at the Ophir Awards of the Israel Academy of Film…
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Opinion On The Anniversary Of Rabin’s Assassination, I Fear Another One
A few days ago, Oren Hazan, a popular Knesset member of the Israel’s Likud party, posted a picture on Facebook depicting the director of the human rights organization B’Tselem, Hagai Elad, as a wanted criminal who must be brought to justice, dead or alive. The photo, published after Elad’s speech in the United Nations in…
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