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...Israelis and Palestinians as they march in the direction of peace. I was hardly surprised when the New York Times and the Boston Globe quickly alerted their readers in front-page articles to the parallels between the assassination of Rabin last Saturday and the slaying of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat in 1961. The similarities are obviously striking: both Sedet and Rabin courageously dared to initiate peace when no one else would, both were awarded the Nobel prize for their commitment to a peaceful agreement and both have been killed by their own countrymen, namely extremists who resented the fact that...
Despite the apparent parallels, however, one should realize that the political circumstances surrounding Rabin's death are extremely different from the early 1980's when Sadat was assassinated: Sadat's historical visit to Jerusalem followed by the Camp David Accords in 1979 visibly shocked the Arab peoples who still desperately wanted to believe in Nasserist slogans calling for Pan-Arabian and the destruction of the Jewish state. Admittedly, Sadat's peace initiative had tremendous historical as well as symbolic value, but it was never intended to transcend the realm of symbolism. Sadat was celebrated as a hero in the West...
...must accept it, though, when we remember those who have been cut down violently just as they have won a victory for righteousness: Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr., Anwar Sadat. The Egyptian President--Rabin's mirror image in the Middle East conflict, killed not by his nominal enemies, but by those among his own people who accused him of treachery. Rabin joins the ranks of such men, and that is why his assassination causes such heartsickness. Dwell on the matter, and realism turns to despair--the good get shot, and the evil die in their beds...
...peace talks began when they did: In 1977 very few of us believed that in our life we'd see a real possibility of peace. It started with President Sadat of Egypt. Allow me to say that I don't believe President Sadat--or any Arab leader with whom we have been engaged in peace--woke up one morning and discovered the justice of the right of the Zionist movement to establish a Jewish state. He came to the conclusion after trying wars, violence, boycott. I believe President Sadat realized that he could never get back the Sinai by force...
Rudenstine likened Rabin to Abraham Lincoln, Ghandi, Anwar Sadat and Martin Luther King, calling them "different peace makers representing similar aspirations who have fallen in this...