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November 6, 1998/ 17 Cheshvan 5759, Vol. 51, No. 7
Third anniversary of Rabin's death is marked
NAOMI SEGAL
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
JERUSALEM - Israel this week marked the third anniversary of the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin with memorial ceremonies amid renewed warnings about the dangers of political incitement.
During a Nov. 1 official state ceremony at Jerusalem's Mount Herzl Cemetery, hecklers jeered Netanyahu when he laid a wreath at Rabin's grave, shouting that Netanyahu had incited the murder.
Police dragged two protesters from the ceremony, during which Rabin's widow, Leah, did not shake hands with Netanyahu. Leah Rabin had been among those in the immediate aftermath of the Nov. 4, 1995 assassination who maintained that Netanyahu, then the opposition leader, had contributed to the atmosphere of incitement that made the assassination possible.
On Saturday evening, Oct. 31, some 200,000 people took part in a memorial rally for Rabin in Tel Aviv. On Sunday, in addition to the Mt. Herzl ceremony, flags across the country flew at half mast and the Knesset held a special session to remember Rabin's slaying at the hands of Yigal Amir, a right-wing extremist opposed to the transfer of any West Bank lands to the Palestinians.
Also this week, Israeli Attorney General Eliyakim Rubinstein announced the indictment of Avishai Raviv, a former Shin Bet informer and right-wing agitator who allegedly befriended Amir and failed to prevent the killing. He faces a maximum two-year sentence if convicted.
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