Maybe this has been covered, but the search button doesn't seem to exist anymore.
The assassination of Yitzhak Rabin was easily the most traumatic political event of my 36-year life. All the stars seemed aligned for peace in the Middle East. First the PLO in '93 and then Jordan in '94. I remember my aunt talking about how the Jordanian peace was a warm peace with real potential. Between Clinton and Rabin, it seemed like Israel was really on the road to making it work...
And then that jerk shot Rabin, Peres lost the election, and Bibi set Israel on a confrontational course that's kept the Intifada a word in everyone's lexicon. I'm not suggesting the Palestinians are ever going to be terribly rational or the Israelis will all become doves--but if Rabin hadn't been shot, I think things would have been a lot different.
Anyone else have some ideas?
The assassination of Yitzhak Rabin was easily the most traumatic political event of my 36-year life. All the stars seemed aligned for peace in the Middle East. First the PLO in '93 and then Jordan in '94. I remember my aunt talking about how the Jordanian peace was a warm peace with real potential. Between Clinton and Rabin, it seemed like Israel was really on the road to making it work...
And then that jerk shot Rabin, Peres lost the election, and Bibi set Israel on a confrontational course that's kept the Intifada a word in everyone's lexicon. I'm not suggesting the Palestinians are ever going to be terribly rational or the Israelis will all become doves--but if Rabin hadn't been shot, I think things would have been a lot different.
Anyone else have some ideas?