The Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin

The three shots fired into the back of Israel s prime minister, Yitzhak Rabin, on the night of November 4, 1995, were a blow to Israel s social body. The shock, horror, and pain caused by the murder found direct and overwhelming expression at the funeral and memorial ceremonies held in Jerusalem, attended by most of the world s leaders. This book deals with the social and political developments in Israel in the painful process of decolonization from the occupied territories, following the late 1980s Palestinian Intifada and its aftermath. Fifteen distinguished contributors from a range of disciplinary viewpoints historical, psychological, anthropological, political, and cultural survey the various reactions to the assassination and analyze its ramifications and repercussions, creating a powerful mosaic of Israel with the assassination at its center.