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Editor says, what if Rabin survived muses Eric Lipps? Please note that the opinions expressed in this post do not necessarily reflect the views of the author(s).
In 1995, on this day Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin (pictured) was attacked and gravely wounded by a militant Jewish law student linked to far-right groups enraged at Rabin's attempts at negotiation with the Palestine Liberation Organization.
Rabin Assassination Attempt Backfires by Eric LippsThe failed assassination provoked a crisis within the Israeli government, weakening the right and strengthening both Rabin and peace factions within the Knesset. It played a significant role in Rabin's victory over hard-liner Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel's May 1996 elections.
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~ And then Rabin did what?
~ Hopefully put the PLO in a position where they would hold up thier end of any deal or lose all credibility... while gutting the rejectionists outright.
~ I purposely didn't go further with this because I'd like time to do further research into the consequences. I just happened to notice that the anniversary of Rabin's assassination had come up.
H. Torrance Griffin's suggestion, however, seems reasonable.
~ Interesting...
Comment from Stan Brin on Facebook: The killer was actually a mental patient. I am something of an expert in Israeli history. (I interviewed the current president Shimon Peres, etc.)
My understanding of the incident is that if Rabin had survived, and there was an open trial and investitation, they would have ended Rabin's career. The assassin was a dupe, a member of a political "dirty tricks squad" organized to embarrass Rabin's opposition by acting crazy.
By organizing this phoney rightwing group, called "Ayal" under police auspices, Rabin was the only assassination victim in history to be involved in his own killing....
Of course, Rabin didn't know that he was to be killed by these nuts, but he should never have allowed his supporters in the national police to use them for political purposes, to put them together in a way that would allow them to act independently.
I'll throw this one out at you: What if the 73 war would have lasted two more days and the Egyptian Third Army was forced to surrender?
~ I question claims that the Israeli Right is some sort of CONTELPRO influenced tool of Labor. As for Brin's own proposal, it may have made it harder for Sadat to cut a deal without something he could call a victory under his belt.
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