VARIOUS: NATION OF ISRAEL MOURN PRIME MINISTER YITZHAK RABIN FOLLOWING ASSASSINATION.

Record ID: 394181

  • Title: VARIOUS: NATION OF ISRAEL MOURN PRIME MINISTER YITZHAK RABIN FOLLOWING ASSASSINATION.
  • Date: 4th November 1995
  • Summary: TEL AVIV, ISRAEL/JERUSALEM/GAZA CITY, GAZA (NOVEMBER 4-5, 1995) (REUTERS TELEVISION - ACCESS ALL) TEL AVIV, ISRAEL (NOVEMBER 4, 1995) 1. GV/VARIOUS MOURNERS HOLDING VIGIL OUTSIDE PRIME MINISTER YITZHAK RABIN'S HOUSE/ PEOPLE LIGHTING CANDLES/ STANDING WITH CANDLES (5 SHOTS) 0.32 JERUSALEM (NOVEMBER 4, 1995) 2. SV/VARIOUS MINI
  • Embargoed: 19th November 1995 12:00
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  • Location: TEL AVIV, ISRAEL/JERUSALEM/GAZA CITY, GAZA
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  • Country: Palestinian Territories
  • Reuters ID: LVA3F4V4IQ8ZKCDTTBVUWDQPCPI9
  • Story Text: Israelis reacted with shock to the news of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin's assassination on Saturday night (November 4).

    Candlelit vigils were held at the scene of the shooting and outside Rabin's home.

    Foreign Minister Shimon Peres, who took over as acting Prime Minister, paid tribute to his dead colleague. Speaking after an emergency cabinet meeting, Peres said Rabin was an exceptional man, a peacemaker who could not be fully replaced.

    Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) Chairman Yasser Arafat said he was very sad and shocked, and called the killing a terrible crime against a brave leader.

    Opposition Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu, a critic of Rabin's peace process, said those responsible for the crime were beyond the pale and must be kept there.


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