A martyr to peace: Israel's Yitzhak Rabin is gunned down by a Jewish extremist

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Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated at a Nov 4, 1995 peace rally in Tel Aviv. Yigal Amir, an Israeli law student associated with the radical anti-peace group Eyal, confessed to the killing. Rabin was a military hero who embraced the cause of peace in the 1990s.

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Soul-searching: as evidence mounts of a Rabin murder plot, Israelis ponder their attitudes

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The murder of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin may have been masterminded by a group of anti-democratic zealots. Yigal Amir admitted to the murder, but five other Israeli men have also been arrested. Seventy-four percent of Israelis now support the peace process.

Analysis, Israel-Arab conflicts, Arab-Israeli conflicts, Heads of state

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Is peace dead? Days of bloodshed between Israelis and Palestinians darken Middle East hopes

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Hostilities broke out between Palestinians and Israelis after Israel opened an entrance to an ancient tunnel in Jerusalem. Benjamin Netanyahu and Yasir Arafat blamed each other for the violence. Opinions are mixed on whether the peace process is dead.

Cover Story, Demonstrations and protests, Middle East, Interview, Israeli foreign relations, International relations, Peace, Palestine National Authority, Palestinian Arabs, Jerusalem, Israel, Oz, Amos, Shikaki, Khalil

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