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...Inside the car was a .22-cal. revolver and the body of a man who had shot himself in the head after scribbling a final message to his wife and children, asking them to "accept this act with understanding." The victim: Avraham Ofer, 55, Housing Minister in Premier Yitzhak Rabin's government and a longtime Labor Party official...
...death stunned Israel. Ofer had immigrated to Palestine as a boy, grown up in a kibbutz and fought in Israel's war for independence; he was one of the second-generation "sons of the founders," who, Rabin promised when he became Premier 32 months ago, would give the country new direction. In a sense, Ofer's suicide was a kind of political verdict on that generation, especially since it followed rumors that he was under investigation for possible embezzlement and other charges. Although there was no firm evidence that the accusations were true, they added to the aura...
...succession of scandals has led Rabin's opponents to charge that he 28 lacks the ability to lead. That, along with rising prices, high taxes and rampant inflation, has sapped Rabin's power to the point that he recently resigned and called for new elections (TIME, Jan. 3). Rabin was appointed caretaker Premier, and last week the Knesset formally voted a bill of dissolution and set the election for May 17. The vote, six months ahead of schedule, will almost certainly focus on domestic issues. It will also delay the resumption of serious Middle East peace talks, even...
...Guilty. Rabin delivered the eulogy at Ofer's funeral. Speaking to the country's political elite at a crowded service in Tel Aviv, Rabin recalled how Ofer had come to him to discuss the accusations in what turned out to be their final meeting. "Your words still ring in my ears," the Premier said. ' 'Yitzhak,' you told me, 'believe me, I am not guilty of any transgressions.' I replied to you, Avraham, that I, Yitzhak Rabin, wholly trust in your innocence...
...though the deficit has dwindled, the inflation has not-and the government seems inclined to trust to a sense of national purpose rather than tough immediate measures to bring it down. Says Defense Minister Shimon Peres, Rabin's chief rival in the upcoming elections: "Vision is worth more than economic study, and the dreamer gets better results than the best professor of economics." One such economist, Tel Aviv University President Haim Ben-Shahar, feels that only a decisive leadership, the kind that would be brave enough to stand up to political pressure groups and cut defense spending, can assure...