Yitzhak Rabin

On this day: Prime minister Yitzhak Rabin assassinated after peace rally by far-right activist

Rabin was Israel’s fifth prime minister. He served two terms in office, from 1974 until 1977, and again from 1992 until his assassination on November 4, 1995. 

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, ARIELLA ROITMAN
Yitzhak Rabin (1922 - 1995) making an address, July 1974.
Ra'am head Mansour Abbas stands alongside fellow party member Yoav Segalovitz in the northern Israeli city of Sakhnin, on Israel’s general election night, October 27, 2026

Israel's opposition must break its promise, rely on Arab parties to oust Netanyahu - opinion

The opposition should stop overthinking, get out of its own way, thank the Arabs for their support, and get on with saving the country. 

|ByDAN PERRY
Democrats party chairman Yair Golan casts his vote at a polling station in Rosh Ha'ayin, central Israel, during Election Day, October 27, 2026

Knife-wielding man detained after approaching Democrats' Golan during Election Day tour in Tel Aviv

Security personnel noticed a suspicious object protruding from beneath the coat of a man in his 20s from Jerusalem, standing near Golan. He was detained, and a knife was found in his possession.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
‘Politicians should leave room for compromise before the election, rather than making absolute promises they may have to abandon afterward for the good of the country.’ Will the challenge of building Israel’s next coalition government fall to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or Gadi Eisenkot?

Israel’s election is being cast as a historic showdown - but four trends tell a different story

POLITICAL AFFAIRS: From rivalries within political blocs to polls that shape voter choices and coalition red lines, four trends reveal the challenges facing Israel’s next government.

|ByHERB KEINON

Oslo, Judicial reform: Crises that shook Israel and feature Netanyahu - opinion

It is both trite and grotesque to point to the Rabin assassination as a personal warning to Benjamin Netanyahu today. But one cannot escape the sense that terrible things may yet happen

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023ByDAVID HAZONY
RIGHT-WING protesters face off against left-wing Peace Now activists on Oslo, outside PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s office at start of his meeting with US peace envoy Dennis Ross, March 1998.

Netanyahu to boycott Rabin memorial ceremony in first for prime minister - report

This will mark the first time a sitting prime minister has chosen not to attend the Rabin memorial ceremony. 

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a memorial ceremony for Yitzhak Rabin, in 2019. Similar to Netanyahu, Rabin didn’t support the establishment of a Palestinian state, rather of a ‘minus-state.’

Despite its failure Oslo process contributed to our national security - opinion

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023ByORI WERTMAN
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a memorial ceremony for Yitzhak Rabin, in 2019. Similar to Netanyahu, Rabin didn’t support the establishment of a Palestinian state, rather of a ‘minus-state.’

Jewish people have always desired peace with all their neighbors - opinion

Thousands of Israelis died because the risk of the Oslo Peace Accords didn’t pan out, and its failure unleashed waves of terror Israelis are still falling victims to until today.

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023ByALIZA PILICHOWSKI
YITZHAK RABIN knew of the likely failure of the Oslo Accords and the high price failure could bring, but on the small chance it could work, couldn’t pass on the opportunity to make peace, says the writer.

Oslo Accords would make securing settlements impossible, IDF chief warned

Then PM Yitzhak Rabin acknowledged that the situation after the deal would be "less comfortable in terms of security."

AUGUST 29, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
Right-wing Jewish settlers in front of a burning barricade as they block a main road from the West Bank. December 2, 1993

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; Illustrative.

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.