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...Pray for the peace of Jerusalem," enjoined the Psalmist. As the murdered Yitzhak Rabin is laid to rest in Jerusalem's Mt. Herzl, one cannot help but think now more than ever...
...Yitzhak Rabin is laid to rest, President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt, King Hussein of Jordan and President Clinton will be among the many heads of state who will honor the memory of the fallen Israeli soldier and statesman. Their decision to attend betrays not only a respect for Rabin the man, but a deep-seated belief that the peace he envisioned ought not be allowed to vanish...
Shimon Peres does not have those credentials and his popular support is not quite so far-reaching. But whether or not it is he that ultimately carries forth the project that Rabin conceived, the peace process must move forward. Rabin's legacy to the Middle East is the potential for peace. He knew that all peace is imperfect but still he was willing to take those first painful steps, steps that were as daring--and ultimately more dangerous--than any he took as an Israeli soldier...
...this to stop the peace process," Yigal Amir told a Tel Aviv court today. "We need to be cold-hearted." The 25-year-old Israeli law student said he shot and killed Rabin because the prime minister would "give our country to the Arabs." The court ordered Amir held for 15 days while police prepare charges of murder, the attempted murder of Rabin's bodyguard, and involvement in an illegal organization. TIME's Johanna McGeary says that there is no indication yet that Amir was part of a larger conspiracy: "He's one of eight kids...
Despite the obvious threat to Israeli personalities and installations abroad, adds Jerusalem bureau chief Lisa Beyer, security for top officials in Israel itself is remarkably casual. "When Yitzhak Shamir was prime minister before Rabin, he used to take a morning walk around Jerusalem accompanied by just one security guard. Shortly after he left office, I ran into him on the street in Tel Aviv, walking with a companion like any ordinary citizen. Visitors to the prime minister's office have to pass through a metal detector, but once inside they are asked casually, 'Do you have a weapon?' Apparently...