Yitzhak Rabin

Jerusalem commemorates the ‘Egoz’ shipwreck disaster, 65 years later

This is the tragic story of 44 illegal immigrants – men, women, and children – who set out from Morocco to Israel in 1961 and met their deaths at sea.

|ByAVI NACHMANI
Memorial to the victims on board the immigrants ship ‘Egoz,’ on Mount Herzl.
THE FAMOUS handshake: Prime minister Yitzhak Rabin seals the deal with PLO leader Yasser Arafat as US president Bill Clinton admires his handiwork, at the White House upon the signing of the Oslo Accords, Sept. 13, 1993.

Palestinians must renounce culture of deception for real peace with Israel - opinion

The Oslo Accords taught Israel a painful lesson: peace is not secured through documents alone. It is measured through sincerity, education, and genuine shifts in worldview. 

|ByDAVID BEN-BASAT
THEN-PRIME MINISTER Shimon Peres addresses a memorial event for slain prime minister Yitzhak Rabin while standing under a giant portrait of Rabin, at Madison Square Garden in New York City, December 1995. Within two years, the commemorations were gone, says the writer.

Rabin’s legacy matters more than ever, our amnesia is putting us at risk - opinion

After Rabin’s death, American Jews needed an Israel they could rally behind. A day of mourning for a fractured nation didn’t fit the narrative.

|ByBARAK SELLA
Portrait of Yitzhak Rabin

Grapevine: Yitzhak Rabin: An appreciation

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

'NOVEMBER': Theatrical production highlighting Rabin's assassination

Now, 27 years on, this shocking event is in danger of being forgotten.

MAY 19, 2022ByMORDECHAI BECK
The cast of NOVEMBER on stage in Jerusalem

Raising awareness for the widows of Israel

It’s time to be aware of widows and galvanize the unique support that they need.

MAY 19, 2022BySHARON ALTSHUL
Jackie Kennedy accompanies Leah Rabin during a visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in 1976.

Knesset members welcomed in Indonesia

MKs Avi Dichter (Likud) and Nira Shpak (Yesh Atid) led an Israeli delegation to an International Parliamentary Union conference in Bali, the first official Israeli visit in 30 years.

MARCH 21, 2022ByGIL HOFFMAN
MKs Avi Dichter and Nira Shpak greeted at the International Parliamentary Union conference in Indonesia, March 21, 2022.

What would Yitzhak Rabin think of Israel's 'new' Labor Party? - opinion

Rabin spoke of a Palestinian entity that would be “less than a state,” something Defense Minister Benny Gantz echoed at last month's Munich Security Conference.

MARCH 3, 2022ByMARK REGEV
LABOR PARTY leader and Transportation Minister Merav Michaeli speaks at a memorial ceremony for late prime minister Yitzhak Rabin in November.

60% of Jewish Israelis: Israel should invest in its expatriates - survey

Some 86% of respondents believe that the Jewish State must invest in Hebrew language studies for Israeli children living abroad

FEBRUARY 1, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
WZO staff on mission visiting Israelis living abroad

Plans for the Golan: finally matching declarations with deeds

Yitzhak Rabin said that 'whoever thinks about leaving the Golan Heights will abandon Israel's security.'

DECEMBER 27, 2021ByHERB KEINON
The view from Mount Bental, overlooking the border with Syria in the Golan Heights, August 22, 2020

25 US Jewish organizations to hold youth-led event commemorating Rabin

A coalition of 25 Jewish US organizations will convene on Sunday in three cities for a hybrid face-to-face and online program commemorating the 26th Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Day.

NOVEMBER 13, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Thousands gather at Rabin Square to commemorate 26 years since Yitzchak Rabin's assassination on November 4, 2021

Jewish terror as dangerous to Israel as Islamic terror - ex-Shin Bet official

SECURITY AFFAIRS: The former Shin Bet chief for combating Jewish terror discusses his new book on the Rabin assassination.

NOVEMBER 11, 2021ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
THE SHIN BET’S former counterterrorism head Hezi Kalo.

Netanyahu endorsed Palestinian state, Rabin didn't - Beilin

JPost One-on-One Zoomcast, Episode 41 - Gil Hoffman and former justice minister Yossi Beilin: Oslo agreements initiator says he cannot forgive Netanyahu for his obstacles to their advancement.

NOVEMBER 11, 2021ByGIL HOFFMAN
YASSER ARAFAT, Bill Clinton and Yitzhak Rabin are focused on in ‘The Human Factor.’

Thousands mark 26 years since Rabin assassination at Rabin Square

The public gathering was organized by volunteers in protest of the cancelation of the annual national memorial assembly.

NOVEMBER 4, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Thousands gather at Rabin Square to commemorate 26 years since Yitzchak Rabin's assassination on November 4, 2021