This is 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 State Of Disrepair: Remember When Israeli Leaders Did The Right Thing
Often, as the saying goes, power corrupts, and long-term power corrupts even more. In Israel, this situation has been often characterized as the collusion of wealth, government and the media. Over the last two decades, the deterioration of the quality of governance in Israel has been pronounced: the former president, Moshe Katsav, has been just…
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Israel News The Jordanian Yitzhak Rabin Gets Married
A man known as the Jordanian Yitzhak Rabin got married in Eilat on Dec. 22. Twenty-year-old Yitzhak Rabin Ramsy, who was born in Jordan, is named after the Israeli statesman who was assassinated in 1995. His unique story has made the Israeli and international press several times over the years. Ramsy’s parents were inspired by…
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News King David Hotel Boots Guests for Leaders at Shimon Peres Funeral
Booked a big suite at the King David this weekend? Unless you’re the president of a major world power, you better start making other plans. Managers at the historic Jerusalem hotel are booting guests from prime rooms to make space for more than 30 heads of state expected to attend the funeral of the Israeli…
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Life Bambi Sheleg, Lone Gentle Voice in Israeli Media Wilderness, Dies at 58
Bambi Sheleg, an Israeli journalist who devoted her life to healing the divisions in Israeli society after Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin’s assassination, died on August 15 after a prolonged illness at age 58, Haaretz reported. Soft-spoken and humble, Sheleg cut a drastically different figure from Israel’s hotheaded media personalities. It was an ethos she brought…
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Opinion Is Donald Trump Echoing the Incitement That Killed Yitzhak Rabin?
If we thought about it, most of us would probably assume we’d know incitement to violence when we see it. Most of us, unfortunately, would be kidding ourselves. Don’t believe me? Take this simple test. Which of the following statements looks like incitement to you? 1) “…to the men of the West Bank: Form stabbing…
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Fast Forward Recalling Yitzhak Rabin on Assassination Anniversary, John Kerry Calls for Peace Push
On the anniversary of the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, John Kerry called for advancing his vision of a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict. “Former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin devoted his life to defending Israel. Today, on this solemn anniversary, we express our profound appreciation for his contribution to the cause…
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The Schmooze My Last Memories of Yitzhak Rabin, 11 Days Before Assassination
The first time I met Israel’s Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and his wife Leah, was at a November 12, 1993 reception held at the Jewish Museum, hosted by Israel’s Consul General at New York, Colette Avital which was attended by the then Who’s Who of the Jewish community. Among the guests Yitzhak Perlman and his…
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News In Rabin Square, Few Lessons From the Murder of a General Turned Peacemaker
As memorial ceremonies for slain Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin kicked off in Israel, the Tel Aviv square named in his honor was empty. A tropical rainstorm had chased away visitors. Just a few people walked through a photo exhibit at the plaza that marked 20 years since Rabin was assassinated by right-wing extremist Yigal Amir…
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אויף לשון־קודש קען „עולם“ באַטײַטן „אייביקייט“. הייסט אַ בית־עולם דאָס אָרט, וווּ מע בלײַבט אויף אייביק.
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Fast Forward IHOP denies inviting Florida GOP candidate who said ‘Americans shouldn’t die for Israel’
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Yiddish וואָס ייִדישע אימיגראַנטן האָבן אַנטדעקט וועגן ליבעWhat immigrant Jews learned about love
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