Jichak Rabin, Izrael miniszterelnöke és egyik legkiválóbb tábornoka meggyilkolásának a 18. évfordulójáról.
Rabin’s grandson to Netanyahu: You owe us peace
At annual rally for Rabin, grandson of assassinated prime minister urges Netanyahu to promote peace process. Some 35,000 reportedly in attendance in TA Itay Blumenthal
18 years after Israel’s Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was murdered, the official memorial rally in his honor is held in Tel Aviv’s Rabin square, named after the late prime minister, who was assassinated at the square in 1995. According to initial estimates, some 35,000 people arrived at the square Saturday.
Rabin’s grandson, Yonatan Ben Artzi, addressed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his speech, saying: „My grandfather was murdered over peace, and you owe us peace”
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Ben Arzi stressed he will not forget the attacks, both verbal and physical, against his grandfather, „and the incitement against his government… we will remember the abhorrent murderer who has damaged democracy.”
Hadassa Fruman, widow of the late Rabbi Menachem Fromanpraised the unifying quality the rally has, noting that „Something new is created in the square – the will to work together.”
 Photo: Motti Kimchi
 Photo: Motti Kimchi  Photo: Motti Kimchi
The event is being held under the slogan „Remembering the murder, fighting for democracy,” and it is organized by many youth, student and social groups.
Those responsible for the production decided to hold the rally closer to the assassination’s date according to the Hebrew calendar, marked next week, rather than according to the Gregorian calendar, by which the anniversary of Rabin’s death is marked on November 4.
During the rally, several Tel Aviv streets will be closed.
Barak Sela, a representative of one of the organizing groups, told Ynet: „This is an open rally to anyone who cares about our country – left and right, religious and secular. Our goal is to create dialogue between groups that are far apart from each other in the daily Israeli routine, but can and want to form a unified front in the face of dangers that are lurking us and our democracy.” |
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