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Clinton leads tributes to Rabin as more terror hits Israel

Roni Schutzer/Israel Sun Ltd  31-10-2015
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Clinton: Rabin's death worst day in 8 years as president
Ceremony commemorating 20 years since the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin begins in Tel Aviv’s Rabin square; Clinton charges Israelis with continuing Rabin's legacy.
Organizers claimed 100,000 were in attendence at a rally and memorial ceremony Saturday night in Tel Aviv, marking the 20-year anniversary of the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.
The memorial was held at Rabin Square – named after the slain prime minister in wake of his murder in 1995 – where former US president Bill Clinton gave a speech from behind bullet-proof glass, charging the Israeli people to carry on Rabin's legacy by finding a path to peace.

חת אבטחה כבדה השתתפו אמש (שבת) בתל אביב עשרות אלפי בני אדם בעצרת המרכזית לציון 20 שנה לרצח ראש הממשלה יצחק רבין . הנואם המרכזי היה נשיא ארה"ב בזמן הסכמי אוסלו, ביל קלינטון, שאמר: "מורשת רבין היא ברורה ולא ניתנת לערעור. הוא סיכן את חייו כדי להגן על ישראל. הוא שירת את ישראל ונתן את חייו כדי שאתם תוכלו לחיות בשלום. אתם צריכים לכתוב את הפרק האחרון של חייו של רבין. מספיק לדבר, בואו נסיים את מה שהתחלנו".
Roni Schutzer/Israel Sun Ltd 31-10-2015 FREELANCE PHOTOGRAPHER SPECIAL %%% APPLY Clinton: Rabin's death worst day in 8 years as president Ceremony commemorating 20 years since the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin begins in Tel Aviv’s Rabin square; Clinton charges Israelis with continuing Rabin's legacy. Organizers claimed 100,000 were in attendence at a rally and memorial ceremony Saturday night in Tel Aviv, marking the 20-year anniversary of the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. The memorial was held at Rabin Square – named after the slain prime minister in wake of his murder in 1995 – where former US president Bill Clinton gave a speech from behind bullet-proof glass, charging the Israeli people to carry on Rabin's legacy by finding a path to peace. חת אבטחה כבדה השתתפו אמש (שבת) בתל אביב עשרות אלפי בני אדם בעצרת המרכזית לציון 20 שנה לרצח ראש הממשלה יצחק רבין . הנואם המרכזי היה נשיא ארה"ב בזמן הסכמי אוסלו, ביל קלינטון, שאמר: "מורשת רבין היא ברורה ולא ניתנת לערעור. הוא סיכן את חייו כדי להגן על ישראל. הוא שירת את ישראל ונתן את חייו כדי שאתם תוכלו לחיות בשלום. אתם צריכים לכתוב את הפרק האחרון של חייו של רבין. מספיק לדבר, בואו נסיים את מה שהתחלנו".

As Bill Clinton led tributes to assassinated former Israeli premier Yitzhak Rabin, terror attacks continued across the country, with a 70-year old man and an 80-year old woman among those stabbed by Palestinians. 

Roni Schutzer/Israel Sun Ltd  31-10-2015 FREELANCE PHOTOGRAPHER SPECIAL %%% APPLY Clinton: Rabin's death worst day in 8 years as president Ceremony commemorating 20 years since the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin begins in Tel Aviv’s Rabin square; Clinton charges Israelis with continuing Rabin's legacy. Organizers claimed 100,000 were in attendence at a rally and memorial ceremony Saturday night in Tel Aviv, marking the 20-year anniversary of the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. The memorial was held at Rabin Square – named after the slain prime minister in wake of his murder in 1995 – where former US president Bill Clinton gave a speech from behind bullet-proof glass, charging the Israeli people to carry on Rabin's legacy by finding a path to peace. חת אבטחה כבדה השתתפו אמש (שבת) בתל אביב עשרות אלפי בני אדם בעצרת המרכזית לציון 20 שנה לרצח ראש הממשלה יצחק רבין . הנואם המרכזי היה נשיא ארה"ב בזמן הסכמי אוסלו, ביל קלינטון, שאמר: "מורשת רבין היא ברורה ולא ניתנת לערעור. הוא סיכן את חייו כדי להגן על ישראל. הוא שירת את ישראל ונתן את חייו כדי שאתם תוכלו לחיות בשלום. אתם צריכים לכתוב את הפרק האחרון של חייו של רבין. מספיק לדבר, בואו נסיים את מה שהתחלנו".
Roni Schutzer/Israel Sun Ltd 31-10-2015Ex-US president Bill Clinton: Rabin’s death worst day in 8 years as president

Monday saw a spate of violence, with two stabbing attacks in central Israel. In the coastal city of Netanya, a 70-year old man was seriously injured, while in Rishon Letzion, south of Tel Aviv, two men in their 20s and 30s were knifed, and 80-year-old woman was left fighting for her life, after being stabbed in the back by a bus station.

Netanya medics said a mob attacked the assailant after he was shot and immobilised, prompting a warning from police chief Barak Mordechai. “We will not allow attempts to lynch attackers,” he said. “They will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.”

Photo by Eliran Avital/MDA Spokesman/Israel Sun 2-11-15 A terrorist stabbed three people in an attack that began on a bus and continued into the street in Rishon Lezion. The terrorist stabbed a 35-year-old man on a bus, wounding him moderately to seriously. Continuing his rampage onto the street, the attacker then ran into a bakery and stabbed an 80-year-old woman moderately-seriously and wounded another man lightly. Citizens attempted to neutralize the terrorist, before he was arrested by police.  Israel Police have confirmed that the attacker is a 19-year-old resident of Hebron.  A senior paramedic with MDA, Yoni Ohayun, was at the scene, "When we arrived at the scene we saw an 80-year-old woman laying near a bakery on the floor on Herzl Street. She was fully conscious and suffering from a stab wound to her upper body. We provided first aid and evacuated her to Asaf Haropeh hospital in moderate-serious condition." ??? ?????? ?????? ?????: ????? ??? ??? ????? ???? (?') ?????? ????? ???? ??????? ???? ????? ?????? ????? ????. ?????? ??? ????? ??????? ???? ????"?, ?? ??? ????? ?? 35 ????? ???. ??? ??? ????? ????? ?????? ????? ????, ??? ????? ??? ???? ????? ??. ????, ???? ?????? ????? ???????, ??? ??? ???? ??? ????? ?? 80.  ???? ????? ????? ???? ?? ????, ??????? ???? ????? ?????? ?? ?????, ???? ????? ?? 19. ?? ?????? ???? ????? ??????? ?? ?? ????? ????? ???? ???????? ?? ???? ???? ????"? ????? ????. ????? ???? ????? ?????? ???? ????? ???? ????? ?? ??????.
Photo by Eliran Avital/MDA Spokesman/Israel Sun 2-11-15
An attacker  stabbed three people in an attack that began on a bus and continued into the street in Rishon Lezion.

The attacks came after Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian who they say tried to stab a soldier at a checkpoint in the West Bank. An army spokeswoman said the incident occurred after the soldiers approached two Palestinians at a petrol station.

Earlier, former U.S. President Bill Clinton addressed thousands of Israelis 20 years after the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin on 4 November 1995, saying: “The day he was killed was probably the worst day of my eight years as president.”

Clinton considered Rabin a good friend and the two men worked together on the Oslo Accords, which Israel signed with Yasser Arafat. Jewish extremists considered Rabin a traitor for relinquishing land to the Palestinians, and six months later he was shot and killed by a nationalist at a peace rally.

Roni Schutzer/Israel Sun Ltd  Organisers claimed 100,000 were in attendence at a rally and memorial ceremony Saturday night in Tel Aviv, marking the 20-year anniversary of the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.
Roni Schutzer/Israel Sun Ltd Organisers claimed 100,000 were in attendence at a rally and memorial ceremony Saturday night in Tel Aviv, marking the 20-year anniversary of the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.

In a telling recollection, Clinton described how Rabin had once said to him: “I never want to see Israel come to a democratic crossroads where we’ll have to decide that Israel will be a Jewish but not a democratic state, or a democratic state but not a Jewish state.”

Earlier, Rabin’s son Yuval said: “My father’s lifelong mission was to make a lasting impact on his country by providing security, reinforcing democratic values, building bridges between communities, allowing equal opportunity through education.”

Kobi Gideon/GPO/Israel Sun  31-10-2015 Please credit Kobi Gideon/GPO ONLY President Rivlin & Bill Clinton Clinton: Rabin's death worst day in 8 years as president Ceremony commemorating 20 years since the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin begins in Tel Aviv’s Rabin square; Clinton charges Israelis with continuing Rabin's legacy. Organizers claimed 100,000 were in attendence at a rally and memorial ceremony Saturday night in Tel Aviv, marking the 20-year anniversary of the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. The memorial was held at Rabin Square – named after the slain prime minister in wake of his murder in 1995 – where former US president Bill Clinton gave a speech from behind bullet-proof glass, charging the Israeli people to carry on Rabin's legacy by finding a path to peace. ?? ????? ???? ?????? ??? (???) ??? ???? ????? ???? ??? ??? ????? ??????? ????? 20 ??? ???? ??? ?????? ???? ???? . ????? ?????? ??? ???? ???"? ???? ????? ?????, ??? ???????, ????: "????? ???? ??? ????? ??? ????? ??????. ??? ???? ?? ???? ??? ???? ?? ?????. ??? ???? ?? ????? ???? ?? ???? ??? ???? ????? ????? ?????. ??? ?????? ????? ?? ???? ?????? ?? ???? ?? ????. ????? ????, ???? ????? ?? ?? ???????". ????? ??????
Kobi Gideon/GPO/Israel Sun 31-10-2015President Rivlin & Bill Clinton

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