Once again, Israel is in St. Rabin Day mode, the day on which the State of Israel officially marks the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzchak Rabin, a day on which the Israeli left and anti-religious join forces to lash out at the right-wing and religious communities, a day on which much finger-pointing occurs, a day on which the ruling left-wing exhibits its righteous indignation and undiluted disdain for Jewish values of the frum community, who they identify as part of the camp responsible for the murder.
In fact, any stream of Jews not taking part in the annual motzei Shabbos Rabin Square event is viewed as a supporter of the assassination. In actuality, many do not attend because it is not the type of event they would normally attend, or because they do not wish to hear the diatribe of the left-wing politicians who use the friendly atmosphere to lash out at their political opponents.
By all accounts, the political assassination should not have occurred for this is not the Jewish way, not the path of halacha, but the act of a single individual has turned into an annual hate festival, a day of incitement against the innocent, a day of state-sponsored hate for much that is dear to Am Yisrael.
Following last week’s graveside memorial by Rabin family members and close colleagues, on motzei Shabbos, a large memorial rally was held at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv. According to the daily Haaretz, 100,000 people were in attendance. The daily Yediot Achronot reports 70,000. The Jerusalem Post reports over 100,000 and the daily Yisrael HaYom reports “tens of thousands”. There will also be a special Knesset memorial session on Monday, and other events in the public schools.
Speakers on motzei Shabbos included President Shimon Peres, Foreign Minister and Kadima leader Tzipi Livni, Defense Minister and Labor leader Ehud Barak and Dalia Rabin, a daughter of the late prime minister.
Livni’s address drew criticism, even from a left-winger like Labor Party secretary MK Eitan Cabel, who stated a memorial rally is not intended to be a launching pad for one’s premiership race campaign. Livni opted to take advantage of the audience to advance her political career.
Of course mention was made of the threats that still hang over us from the “extremist fringe element” in the right-wing camp, but conspicuously absent was mention of the rockets that continue pounding southern Israel despite over 15 years of signing agreements and making concessions to the PA (Palestinian Authority) since the 1993 White House ceremony at which Peres, Rabin, Arafat and President Bill Clinton signed the now infamous Oslo Agreement.
As the Tel Avivians gathered to mourn the prime minister and attack the right-wing, rockets were striking residents of the south, who bring daily testimony to the failures of Oslo, Wye, Camp David II, Annapolis, and the Gaza expulsion.
The annual Rabin rally in Rabin Square is not a national event, but as Yediot columnist Eitan Haber writes in his Sunday column, a gathering of the “Israeli left”, pointing out that on this motzei Shabbos, as was the case in the past 12 years, one could not see a kippa (yarmulke) among the participants other than MK (National Religious Party) Nissan Slomianski, who makes a point of attending each year.
President Peres commented on just this point, inviting “hundreds of thousands of right-wingers and settlers to attend next year and be part of the nation at a time of crisis”.
Interestingly, some of the participants carried signs “Obama, make peace now,” placing their hope in the American president-elect.
Perhaps, just perhaps, the next time the Color Red warning sounds in Sderot, the Tel Avivians will decide to head south in a showing of solidarity, to unite with the left and right wing, religious and non-religious, the residents of the southern areas who are the victims of the Oslos and Gaza withdrawals.
While the residents of the Greater Tel Aviv area rest comfortably, pointing a finger of blame at the right-wing, they do not endure the consequences of the policies implemented by the late prime minister, the current president, and all those who followed in their paths, including Ariel Sharon, who lingers in a comatose state as the south is under attack and close to 10,000 former Gazans still struggle to rebuild their shattered lives over three years after being forcibly expelled from their homes.
(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)
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The St. Rabin’s day description is disgraceful. He was a Jew who was murdered by another Jew. I was not a fan of his.I am a YESHA person 9anti Oslo, ant Wye, anti flight from Lebanon, anti disengagement from Gaza, anti Sharon and anti Olmert)
But when YWN publishes trash like this it makes you and Frum Jews look very bad.
Remember everything on the internet is available to the world. It is a chilul Hashem to express yourself like this
It would also be nice if tens of thousands of Charedi Jews would come to Sderot the next time a red siren goes off and show some solidarity. After all, the chareidm by remaing in the government during the Gush Katif expulsion gave tacit approval for that awful event. It thus led to the Kasamim falling in sderot and elsewhere.
St. Rabin Day mode? I echo daat toirah. Disgraceful.
Read into this further than your left leaning minds will allow. The point is that Rabin was made into a hero but I ask you, what what purpose? Granted its all Yad HaShem … EY is still under attack despite all the PIECE deals he made with Arafat Yemach Sh’mo V’Zichro.
These people are making Rabin out to be some sort of wonderful person which he wasnt.
In the USA, I dont recall this happening every Nov 22 for JFK.
It doesnt happen on April 14 for President Lincoln (although I suppose that could change with Obama).
It doesnt happen July 2 for President Garfield (he died more than 2 months later due to infections caused by substandard medical care).
It doesnt happen on Sept 6 for President McKinley (he died 8 days later).
Just remember that Rabin died (did his “bodyguard” inflict the fatal wound?) on Motzai Shabbos Parshas Lech L’cha. In the Bris Bain Habisorim there are consecutive letters that spell out as follows: Aish Ra baRabin Hey (for Hash-m) Gozar. Something to think about.
If not for people like Rabin, there would be no State at all. There would be a minimal amount of Yidden there and few Yeshivas, and certainly not of the number and stature as today. There would be no plaza at the Kosel for tens of thousands of Yidden to be mispallel together. The Kiyum of Yishuv Haaaretz would be nowhere what it is today.
So, rather than knocking Rabin who was murdered by a purpotedly “frum” man, and those who rightfully mourn his death, why not extend Hakaros Hatov for all the good he did.
#1 – You have Das Torah –
i guess freedom of speech is not an avairah only stupidity is
Its a pity Rabin was killed, had he lived he probably would of been able to turn back. But after his death any leftist that realizes the mistake and wants to do something about it, is considered a traiter to the “Rabin Legacy”.
#6 By the way, Rabins career started with the Altelena if you know history.
Sane,
From all that I have read & seen about Rabin’s murder, your sentence should have read as follows (note the change in the quotes):
So, rather than knocking Rabin who was “purpotedly murdered by a frum man,” and those who rightfully mourn his death, why not extend Hakaros Hatov for all the good he did.
Does St. Rabin mean Saint Rabin???
This piece was a disgrace. Whatever you think of Rabin, he risked his life on countless occasions to protect fellow jews- I will go out on a limb and assume that the writer of his article has probably never risked his life to save fellow jews on a single occasion. Someone who risks his life to save fellow jews is a righteous man and you should speak about him with the greatest respect, regardless of how vehmently you may disagree with his politics. Shame on you.
The headline is iladvised, however, the sentiments are not. Rabin was no tzadik but he was still a jew. Still, the way the Israeli government reacts to dissent does NOT smack of democracy. The feelings of the people are not taken into account, only the “backroom deals” of mostly discredited politicians.
The headline is quite offensive, but no less so to me than were the many McCain supporters who accused Obama supporters like me of thinking of Senator Obama as a “Messiah,” when it was only the Obama detractors who ever used the term in connection with him. I have never confused political leaders with holy people, and I have little sympathy for anyone who does.
Shame on whomever wrote that headline about Rabin. The murder of any leader of Israel, regardless of his or her political views, is always a tragedy. {ProfJonathan}
Chaimg
The writer probably enjoys his flafel in Geulah or Brooklyn while brave soldiers risk their lives for him. He could care less.
#14, “Sit was only the Obama detractors who ever used the term [messiah] in connection with him”?!
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Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, another powerful Chicago-based political figure associated with the Rev. Jeremiah Wright and other long-time associates of Democratic Party presidential candidate Barack Obama, is leaving no doubt about what he thinks of the leader in the campaign for the White House.
He says when Obama talks “the Messiah is absolutely speaking.”
You can watch it for yourself on a newly posted YouTube video.
Addressing a large crowd behind a podium Feb. 24 with a Nation of Islam Saviour’s Day 2008 sign, Farrakhan proclaims,
“You are the instruments that God is going to use to bring about universal change, and that is why Barack has captured the youth. And he has involved young people in a political process that they didn’t care anything about. That’s a sign. When the Messiah speaks, the youth will hear, and the Messiah is absolutely speaking.”
“Brothers and sisters,” Farrakhan said, “Barack Obama to me, is a herald of the Messiah. Barack Obama is like the trumpet that alerts you something new, something better is on the way.”
Farrakhan points out that the man Nation of Islam followers refer to as “the Savior,” Fard Muhammad, had a black father and a white mother, just as Obama did.
“A black man with a white mother became a savior to us,” he said. “A black man with a white mother could turn out to be one who can lift America from her fall.
“Would God allow Barack to be president of a country that has been so racist, so evil in its treatment of Hispanics, native Americans, blacks?” he asked. “Would God do something like that? Yeah. Of course he would. That’s to show you that the stone that the builders rejected has become the headstone of the corner. This is a sign to you. It’s the time of our rise. It’s the time that we should take our place. The future is all about you.”
Yasher Koach for this. The cult of St Yitzchak is nauseating. The man lived by the sword, he killed Jews for political gain, and he died the same way. He was a rodef and a moser; how many thousands died because of his Oslo Accord? The only thing wrong with his killing is that it was guaranteed to have the opposite effect; before the killing Netanyahu was up nearly 20% in the polls, but after it he plunged down, and only managed to scrape out a victory by a few thousand votes, by throwing his principles out the window and embracing Oslo. Had St Yitzchak been killed by an Arab instead of a Jew it would have been a wonderful thing.
By the way, just before he died he sang a song of outright kefirah, denying that there is any life after death, and he died with the words of that song in his pocket. It has since become the sacred hymn of his cult. Now look up who are the exceptions to “kol yisroel yesh lohem chelek…”
#17, yes the oslo accords are terrible, and look who was behind this, rahm, who’s now obama’s chief of staff!!!! boy are we in trouble…