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Thousands remember Yitzhak Rabin
Thousands of Israelis attended a rally in Rabin Square in Tel Aviv on the 14th anniversary of Rabin's death.
The rally occurred at the site where Rabin was fatally shot during a peace demonstration in 1995. He was killed by an Orthodox Jew who opposed Rabin's policy of trading land for peace with the Palestinians.
In a video message to the crowd Sunday, U.S. President Barack Obama called Rabin a brave soldier who believed the "only battle that is a pleasure to wage is the battle for peace."
Israeli President Shimon Peres, who was with Rabin the night he died, told the crowd Rabin's quest for peace must live on, Voice of America reported.
Peres urged Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to reconsider his decision not to seek re-election in January. Abbas has said he would step down because of Israel's failure to advance the peace process.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International
This news arrived on: 11/08/2009
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11-08-2009 20:19
bj wrote:
Killed by Orthodox Jew
Well, that is a first as far as I know. Instead of a Muslim killing one of their own, it is a Jew. That is a very sad thing. The world has tried so many times to kill Jews that they should keep their hands off each other.
I am hoping the shooter was a random psychopath who happened to be an Orthodox Jew who thought killing was an appropriate political response.
I am hoping the shooter was a random psychopath who happened to be an Orthodox Jew who thought killing was an appropriate political response.
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