News, October 2007
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Commemorations mark 12th anniversary of Rabin's assassination
Wednesday October 24, 2007 12:07 by John Smith - IMEMC & agencies johnsmithimemc at gmail dot com
Wednesday marks the commemorations for the 12th anniversary of former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin's assassination. The event will be marked by a series of events across Israeli territory, culminating in Tel Aviv.
Rabin, like Yasser Arafat and Shimon Peres, won a Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in formulating the Oslo accords.
The former Israeli Prime Minister was the first Israeli official to accept the Palestine Liberation Organization as the legitimate representative of the Palestinian people, and agreed to turn control over parts of the West Bank and Gaza Strip to the newly-created Palestinian Authority.
Rabin was, however, far from universally popular with both Israelis and Palestinians. Within Israeli society, many on the right viewed him as a traitor for his participation in the formulation of the Oslo accords, arguing that he had given away land which 'belonged to Israel.' Within Palestinian society, Rabin was responsible for the implementation of draconian tactics in an effort to bring an end to the first Intifada. In addition to this, while Rabin remained publicly committed to the peace process, his continued program of settlement construction and expansion led many to view his pronouncements with a dose of skepticism.
Rabin was assassinated at a mass rally in Tel Aviv on November 4, 1995, by Yigal Amir, a right-wing Israeli terrorist who vehemently opposed the Oslo accords.
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