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The assassination of Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin came immediately after an anti-violence rally in support of the Oslo peace process. [1]Before the rally, Rabin was disparaged personally by right-wing conservatives and Likud leaders who perceived the peace process as an attempt to forfeit the occupied territories and a capitulation to Israel's enemies.
Yigal Amir (Hebrew: יגאל עמיר; born May 31, 1970) [1] is an Israeli right-wing extremist who assassinated incumbent Prime Minister of Israel, Yitzhak Rabin on November 4, 1995, at the conclusion of a rally in Tel Aviv, Israel. At the time of the murder, he was a law student at Bar-Ilan University.
Yitzhak Rabin (/ ˈ r ɑː b ɪ n /; [a] Hebrew: יִצְחָק רַבִּין, IPA: [itsˈχak ˈʁabin]; [3] 1 March 1922 – 4 November 1995) was an Israeli politician, statesman and general. He was the fifth prime minister of Israel, serving two terms in office, 1974–1977, and from 1992 until his assassination in 1995.
November 4 – Israeli Prime Minister Rabin is assassinated by right-wing Israeli radical Yigal Amir at a peace rally in Tel Aviv. November 8 – After a petition by Alice Miller, the Israeli Supreme Court rules that the Air Force must open its pilot training course to women. [3] November 11 – Population Census: 5,548,523 inhabitants in Israel.
The other two who have served as acting prime minister have gone on to become the prime minister. The incumbent prime minister of Israel is Benjamin Netanyahu, who assumed office on 29 December 2022. He also held the office from 1996 to 1999 and from 2009 to 2021. Having served for more than 17 years, Netanyahu is the longest-serving prime ...
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. The following is a list of alleged and confirmed assassinations reported to have been conducted by the State of Israel. It includes attempts on persons who were reported to have been specifically targeted by the various Israeli security, intelligence and law enforcement agencies. 1950s Date Place ...
On 4 November 1995, at the end of a rally in support of the Oslo agreements held in the center of Tel Aviv, Prime Minister Rabin was assassinated. The murderer, Yigal Amir , a right-wing Jewish radical, was a law student at the Bar-Ilan University who fanatically opposed the Prime Minister's peace initiative, particularly the signing of the ...
Prime Minister of Spain: March 8, 1921: Madrid Spain: Lluís Nicolau, Pere Mateu, Ramon Casanelles António Granjo: Prime Minister of Portugal: October 19, 1921: Lisbon Portugal: Bloody Night: Hara Takashi: Prime Minister of Japan: November 4, 1921: Tokyo Japan: Nakaoka Kon'ichi Michael Collins: Chairman of the Provisional Government: August 22 ...