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...peace always finds a way to sneak out of our reach, just as we are about to catch up with it. The same feeling of frustration that followed Rabin??s murder has returned. Then, in the midst of a euphoric era in which peace seemed around the corner, Rabin, and with him the hope for peace, were assassinated. Again, there is a sense that peace has once again eluded our grasp...

Author: By Mishy Harman and Mishy Harman, CONTRIBUTING WRITERS | Title: A Stroke Against Peace | 1/6/2006 | See Source »

...commemoration in honor of former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin??s death 10 years ago spurred a heated debate about his legacy last night. The evening, organized by Harvard Hillel, began with people sharing their personal thoughts about Rabin and a collective chant of the Mourner’s Kaddish prayer. Rabin was assassinated on November 4, 1995. But the atmosphere in the crowded Adams Lower Common quickly changed from elegiac to combative when the panel discussion began. Peretz Professor of Yiddish Literature and Professor of Comparative Literature Ruth R. Wisse accused Rabin of legitimating terrorism and betraying...

Author: By Rosa M Norton, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Memorial Sparks Debate | 11/4/2005 | See Source »

...have asked whether Palestinians really wanted peace with Israel. Very few asked whether Israel was sincere in its efforts to achieve a comprehensive peace with the Palestinians. After all, settlements in the West Bank and Gaza started expanding at really high rates directly after the Oslo accords, during Yitzhak Rabin??s term as Prime Minister, and later during your term. This was followed by procrastination on Israel’s part in fulfilling the commitments it made at Oslo. The Palestinian state was supposed to be declared no later than 1999. Instead, the Palestinian dream of independence collapsed...

Author: By Mohammed Herzallah, | Title: An Open Letter to Shimon Peres | 10/20/2004 | See Source »

...government concentrator in Pforzheimer House, Adelman lived in Israel for seven years prior to attending high school in Raleigh, N.C. “I met [former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak] Rabin two weeks before he was shot,” says Adelman, describing Rabin??s November 1995 assassination as his “political awakening...

Author: By Daniel J. Hemel, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: You Say You Want a Resolution? | 12/4/2003 | See Source »

When Geffen told the story of Rabin??s assassination, he made it clear that he and Rabin shared the same goal of peace. He saw Rabin as a bearer of hope for Israel’s future, but then saw him die only meters from his feet. At a memorial service for Rabin, Shimon Peres said, “We have lost a leader but gained a generation.” That generation is Geffen’s generation, and he is its leader, its symbol and its hope for the future. Geffen was known for years...

Author: By Alexandra B. Moss, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Israeli Rock Star Geffen Speaks out for Peace | 3/8/2002 | See Source »

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