Yitzhak Rabin

The dictator in the terminal: Idi Amin and the Entebbe hostage crisis, 50 years on

DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: Half a century after one of the most daring Israeli rescue operations, what were Ugandan President Idi Amin's movements and thoughts?

|ByALEX WINSTON
UGANDAN PRESIDENT Idi Amin wanted the world to see a mediator. The Israeli archive records the week when that mask began to slip.
A police officer clears the way for rescued Air France hostages arriving in Tel Aviv after returning from Entebbe

State Archives releases thousands of documents for Entebbe rescue's 50th anniversary

Alongside previously released materials, the State Archives is publishing in full the files related to the Entebbe operation, some of which had already been partially disclosed.

|ByMOSHE COHEN
Thai ambassador to Israel, Boonyarit Vichienpuntu, in front of the elephants at Jerusalem’s Tisch Family Zoological Gardens. June 4, 2026.

Elephant diplomacy: Ambassador marks mark 72 years of Thai-Israeli relations with zoo visit

“The Thai elephant is very important, they are in the heart of Thai people. They are the symbols of living diplomacy, the good relations between Thailand and Israel,” Vichienpuntu said.

|BySAM HALPERN, MATHILDA HELLER
THE 1993 OSLO Accords between Israel and the PLO were signed in Washington, with a beaming president Bill Clinton presiding over the White House ceremony

Can the Oslo Accords model still deliver peace after October 7? - opinion

Three decades after Oslo, regional turmoil, terrorism, and international pressure challenge its negotiation-based model.

|ByALAN BAKER

Oslo protocols declassified: Rabin doubted Palestinian elections

Israel's national archives released the protocols of a 1993 government meeting on the Olso Accords, led by then prime minister Yitzhak Rabin.

AUGUST 29, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
THE 1993 OSLO Accords between Israel and the PLO were signed in Washington, with a beaming president Bill Clinton presiding over the White House ceremony

Rabin's PMO director: 'I am sure that Yigal Amir will get out of prison'

“The time has come to free the assassin Yigal Amir,” Shamai stated on Channel 14's “The Patriots” panel show on Sunday. 

AUGUST 1, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Rabin assassin, Yigal Amir.

Right-wing Israeli TV channel boots pundit for calling to free Yitzhak Rabin’s assassin

Strauss Group, one of Israel’s leading food manufacturers, told Channel 14 that it would pause its advertising due to “various hurtful expressions.”

AUGUST 1, 2023ByBEN SALES/JTA
Yigal Amir, Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin's assassin, appears before the Israeli Supreme Court in Jerusalem, Sept. 8, 2004.

One state or two: What will Israel's future look like?

One reason Israelis have been reluctant to embrace the one-state model is because of the debate over Israel’s future borders.

MAY 19, 2023ByDORE GOLD
Palestinian and Israeli flags overlook Dome of Rock and Western Wall

Grapevine April 28, 2023: Farewell but probably not goodbye

Katz had warm words for his successor Avi Mayer, who he is sure, will carry The Jerusalem Post to new heights.

APRIL 29, 2023ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
THE STAFF of ‘The Jerusalem Post’ bid farewell to Yaakov Katz (seated, second from right) on Independence Day.

How a once-cautious Benjamin Netanyahu came to lead the most radical coalition in Israel’s history

The investigations on corruption charges, and his subsequent trial, further pushed Netanyahu toward populist extremes.

MARCH 25, 2023ByOFER KENIG/JTA
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu talking about the strikes and protests against the judicial reform

University of Haifa grants honorary degrees to Bill Clinton, NYU president

The University of Haifa thanked Clinton for his support for Israel, his actions promoting coexistence in the region and his friendship with former prime minister Yitzhak Rabin.

DECEMBER 14, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
President Bill Clinton receives an honorary doctorate from University of Haifa.

Smotrich's Rabin speech 'out of touch with reality,' Likud's Dichter says

Dichter, a former Shin Bet head and potential Defense Ministry candidate, condemned Smotrich for his rhetoric during a memorial session for former prime minister assassinated 27 years ago.

NOVEMBER 6, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Likud MK Avi Dichter speaks at an event ahead of next month's Likud primaries in Petah Tikva, July 19, 2022

Smotrich draws criticism for blaming security forces for Rabin assassination

Smotrich claimed that security forces "encouraged" Yigal Amir to murder the prime minister with "irresponsible manipulations."

NOVEMBER 6, 2022ByTZVI JOFFRE, ELIAV BREUER
Religious Zionist party head MK Bezalel Smotrich speaks at the plenium hall during memorial ceremony marking 27 years since the assassination of former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, at the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem on November 6, 2022

Large turnout at Israel's Rabin memorial as guests criticize incitement

This year, in a departure from the norm, none of the members of the Rabin family were among the speakers, although many of them were present.

NOVEMBER 6, 2022ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Israeli president Isaac Herzog and his wife Michal at a memorial service marking 27 years since the assasination of late Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, held at Mount Herzl cemetery in Jerusalem on November 6, 2022.