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Sat Oct 27, 2012, 03:44 PM

Scurrilous (24,652 posts)

Thousands of Israelis mark 17th anniversary of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin’s assassination

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"Thousands of Israelis are gathering at the Tel Aviv square where Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated to mark the 17th anniversary of the former prime minister’s death and remember his call for peace.

Rabin was gunned down on Nov. 4, 1995 by a Jewish extremist who opposed his policy of trading land with the Palestinians for peace.

Rabin’s government negotiated the first interim peace accord with the Palestinians in 1993. He won a Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts.

Saturday night’s rally at the square that bears Rabin’s name has become an annual pilgrimage for many Israelis to pay tribute to the slain leader. Participants held candles and waved Israeli flags. Others carried aloft banners calling for protecting democracy."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/thousands-of-israelis-mark-17th-anniversary-of-prime-minister-yitzhak-rabins-assassination/2012/10/27/820b3d6a-206c-11e2-8817-41b9a7aaabc7_story.html

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Thousands of Israelis mark 17th anniversary of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin’s assassination (Original post)	Scurrilous	Oct 2012	OP
Beautiful - thank you so much for posting	oberliner	Oct 2012	#1
Time is flying by too fast. I remember this like it was yesterday.	MADem	Oct 2012	#2
I know what you mean about time flying by too fast...	Violet_Crumble	Oct 2012	#3
I think I will put that book on my list, thanks! nt	MADem	Oct 2012	#5
Welcome back, Scurry!	Violet_Crumble	Oct 2012	#4
Hi Violet!	Scurrilous	Oct 2012	#6
His murder was a loss to the world and to Israel	azurnoir	Oct 2012	#7
You remember reading "snide reminders of Rabin's fate" ?	oberliner	Oct 2012	#8
well thank you it was the reply I expected	azurnoir	Oct 2012	#10
Huh?	oberliner	Oct 2012	#12
I was plain enough	azurnoir	Oct 2012	#13
Huh?	oberliner	Oct 2012	#14
well I'm sorry if you can't understand	azurnoir	Oct 2012	#15
Still waiting for the link...	oberliner	Oct 2012	#19
I did not think it required but will attempt it right after	azurnoir	Oct 2012	#20
Great, thanks	oberliner	Oct 2012	#22
Thanks for posting.	LeftishBrit	Oct 2012	#9
Thank you very much for posting this. nt	King_David	Oct 2012	#11
The best tribute Israel could pay to Rabin's memory	Ken Burch	Oct 2012	#16
You're not wrong. n/t	aranthus	Oct 2012	#18
Agree.	LeftishBrit	Oct 2012	#21
"we will break their bones"	Alamuti Lotus	Oct 2012	#17

Response to Scurrilous (Original post)

Sat Oct 27, 2012, 03:55 PM

oberliner (22,142 posts)

1. Beautiful - thank you so much for posting

Brought a tear to my eye, and, no doubt, to yours.

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Sat Oct 27, 2012, 03:58 PM

MADem (86,054 posts)

2. Time is flying by too fast. I remember this like it was yesterday.

I remember how everyone thought initially that the assassin was Palestinian or from another Arab country, disguised as a religious Jew, then were shocked to learn that it wasn't a disguise. That killer is doing a life term, but he's managed to get married and have a kid from behind bars.

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Sat Oct 27, 2012, 05:19 PM

Violet_Crumble (29,250 posts)

3. I know what you mean about time flying by too fast...

I don't have a clear memory of him being assassinated because the mid-90's was a total blur of raising a toddler and not really engaging in anything that happened anywhere but in my own backyard. Anyway, there's something abjectly unfair about his murderer being married and having kids, imo...

I was reading an interesting book about Rabin a while back. It started with the leadup to the rally where he was murdered and his fear of singing up to seconds just before he was murdered, and then went back and through his life. He was an interesting guy, and it was a warts and all picture of him. It's by Dan Kurzman if anyone's interested in reading it...

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Sat Oct 27, 2012, 05:32 PM

MADem (86,054 posts)

5. I think I will put that book on my list, thanks! nt

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Sat Oct 27, 2012, 05:19 PM

Violet_Crumble (29,250 posts)

4. Welcome back, Scurry!

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Sat Oct 27, 2012, 06:26 PM

Scurrilous (24,652 posts)

6. Hi Violet!

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Sun Oct 28, 2012, 01:17 AM

azurnoir (26,657 posts)

7. His murder was a loss to the world and to Israel

I remember back on DU2 reading snide reminders of Rabin's fate back when there was still talk of a peace deal between the Palestinians and Israel, doesn't seem to be much of a problem these days though for some reason

welcome back

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Sun Oct 28, 2012, 03:59 AM

oberliner (22,142 posts)

8. You remember reading "snide reminders of Rabin's fate" ?

What the heck are you talking about?

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Sun Oct 28, 2012, 01:58 PM

azurnoir (26,657 posts)

10. well thank you it was the reply I expected

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Mon Oct 29, 2012, 01:02 PM

oberliner (22,142 posts)

12. Huh?

What were the remarks?

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Mon Oct 29, 2012, 02:09 PM

azurnoir (26,657 posts)

13. I was plain enough

when I posted my comment I knew what would be said and by who most likely would be saying it, I was on the money so to speak with both considering the exchange here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/113419728#post3

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Mon Oct 29, 2012, 02:57 PM

oberliner (22,142 posts)

14. Huh?

What was the remark?

I'm not seeing it at that link.

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Mon Oct 29, 2012, 03:27 PM

azurnoir (26,657 posts)

15. well I'm sorry if you can't understand

Last edited Mon Oct 29, 2012, 03:27 PM USA/ET - Edit history (1)

I really don't think it could be more self explanatory if you follow the subthread

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Tue Oct 30, 2012, 06:22 PM

oberliner (22,142 posts)

19. Still waiting for the link...

Just PM me when you've found it.

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Tue Oct 30, 2012, 06:26 PM

azurnoir (26,657 posts)

20. I did not think it required but will attempt it right after

Last edited Tue Oct 30, 2012, 06:30 PM USA/ET - Edit history (2)

you get back us about reports of Moshe Feiglin running for head of Likud being "wrong" and give us the correct facts and figures for that?

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Tue Oct 30, 2012, 08:31 PM

oberliner (22,142 posts)

22. Great, thanks

I'm sure there are many others waiting with bated breath.

Sarcasm.

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Sun Oct 28, 2012, 11:12 AM

LeftishBrit (29,620 posts)

9. Thanks for posting.

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Sun Oct 28, 2012, 03:10 PM

King_David (4,635 posts)

11. Thank you very much for posting this. nt

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Mon Oct 29, 2012, 08:10 PM

Ken Burch (31,231 posts)

16. The best tribute Israel could pay to Rabin's memory

Would be to STOP voting for the parties(especially the new Likud-Beitenyu abomination)that devote themselves to doing nothing but trying to prevent Rabin's dream of peace from ever happening.

Rabin knew the iron fist could never work again. He was right then-he's right now.

Vote out all the hawks-Likud-Beitenyu AND Kadima...and put in a government that will defend Israelis by ENDING the Occupation and the insane war.

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Tue Oct 30, 2012, 01:15 PM

aranthus (2,296 posts)

18. You're not wrong. n/t

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Tue Oct 30, 2012, 06:38 PM

LeftishBrit (29,620 posts)

21. Agree.

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Tue Oct 30, 2012, 01:21 AM

Alamuti Lotus (2,679 posts)

17. "we will break their bones"

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Somehow that part of his career is always left off of these fawning, revisionist eulogies. That pivotal aspect of his legacy, of course, is alive and well.

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