Yitzhak Rabin Assassination - 8 years

[Radagast The Brown]

8 years passed... and we didn't learn anything, apperantly.

It, from some reason didn't appear in the English sites - but the Itzhak Rabin's memorial in Tel Aviv was vandalised:

Early Friday morning, the Rabin Memorial in Tel Aviv's Rabin Square was defaced by spray-painted swastikas.

The fountain at Dizengoff Square fountain was also sprayed with the "Kahane was right" slogan -a reference to Rabbi Meir Kahane, the late leader of the extreme right-wing Kach movement. It was the 9th such case of extremist graffiti in Tel Aviv since early Friday, Israel Radio reported.

"Everything should be done to find those responsible for the act of vandalism, and to uproot such phenomena," said Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, adding "I am outraged by this hateful act."

The vandalism came one day before a scheduled rally to commemorate the eighth anniversary of prime minister Yitzhak Rabin's murder. The monument has already been vandalized just before memorials for Rabin were due to take place, and police had placed a guard in the area to prevent a recurrence.

Workers used high-pressured water sprays to clean white paint from the black memorial stones and plaque in the plaza.

Other desecrations have appeared in Bnei Brak, Herzliya and along the Tel-Aviv Jerusalem highway.

The words "Kahane was right" were found painted on the memorial, referring to the extreme-right Kach movement.

Right-wing activist Itamar Ben Gvir denied involvement, saying that his movement abhors the use of Nazi-related slogans in reference to Jews.

The news said 10,000 came to the ceremony in the square.

In the forums I saw in Hebrew, many people said some things, that shouldn't been said ("caused the death of thousands", etc.). In the news I saw a man spits on the memorial stone.

It's terrible.

About Rabin: here and here

[gdl96]

That is terrible. I can't believe it's been 8 years already. And in those 8 years, there really hasn't been much accomplished with the peace process.

[Insidious Rex]

Is the far right wing in Israel really that extreme? Its really sad that that kind of zealotry can influence events in Israel so much.

[Rían]

Sorry, Radagast

[Earniel]

Has it been 8 years already? It's apparently not long enough to see some changes for the better...

Vandalism is so pathetic.

[Radagast The Brown]

Originally posted by Insidious Rex
Is the far right wing in Israel really that extreme? Its really sad that that kind of zealotry can influence events in Israel so much.

I'm not sure. It wasn't exactly the right... it was one crazy man, religious. The religious are always the most fanatic about soe things. All religious were angry on Rabin because he wanted to give the Palestinians lands, that, fro the Bible, were suppose to be Israel.

In those days, the Rabis said Rabin should be murdfered because he is a traitor, and traitor's punishment by the Bible (or other religous book) is death.