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Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin
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Israel marks 23rd anniversary of Rabin murder

Thousands are expected to participate at the main rally in Tel Aviv's Rabin Square, where the former prime minister was assassinated on November 4, 1995; recent study shows 53% of Israeli Jews see anniversary as 'an ordinary day.'

Thousands of Israelis, including public figures and members of youth movements, will mark the 23rd anniversary of the assassination of former Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin on Sunday evening .

 

 

The memorial rally will take place at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv—where the former prime minister was murdered—and begin at 6pm.

 

Rabin at the 1995 rally for peace (צילום: מיכאל קרמר)
Rabin at the 1995 rally for peace (צילום: מיכאל קרמר)

 

Dalia Rabin-Pelossof, Prof. Yael Tamir, Reno Tzror, Rabbi Yuval Cherlow, Yair Tzaban, Nabil Odeh, Rabbi Avi Gisser, Rabbi Yona Goodman, Dr. Haim Assa, Rabbanit Hadassah Fruman, and Ali Zahalka will be among the participants.

 

The event, organized by the "Remembering the Murder" coalition, will also include discussion circles.

 

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gadi Eizenkot addressed Rabin's assassination in his order of the day. "Twenty-three years have passed since the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, which left a deep cut in Israeli society and which became the turning point in the history of the State of Israel. Despite the fact a lot of time has passed and many of those currently on mandatory service were not even born on the eve of the murder, still, we must not forget,” the chief of staff stressed.

 

According to a study conducted by the Jewish People Policy Institute, led by Shmuel Rosner, the latest opinion polls indicate that 23 years later, less than half of the Jewish population in Israel (48 percent) say they feel "sad" over Rabin’s assassination.

 

Meanwhile, more than half of the Jewish population in Israel (53 percent) say that for them the anniversary of the murder is "an ordinary day."

 

The data also shows that around 15 percent of Israeli Jews plan to attend events dedicated to Rabin, whether big rallies or community memorial events. 

 

 

 


פרסום ראשון: 10.21.18, 12:51
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