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On Rabin anniversary, Ben-Eliezer says 'next political murder is around the corner'
By Yair Ettinger, Haaretz Correspondent and The Associated Press
Tags: Rightist, Yitzhak Rabin 

As Israel marked 13 years since prime minister Yitzhak Rabin was murdered at the hands of an extreme right winger, Infrastructure Minister Benjamin Ben Eliezer said Tuesday that the next political assassination was "around the corner."

An unofficial ceremony was held at Jerusalem's Herzl Mount cemetery in Rabin's honor on Tuesday. The official ceremony will be held on November 8, the anniversary of the date according to the Hebrew calendar.

The ceremony was attended by former and current Labor Party members, among them Defense Minister Ehud Barak, Ophir Pines-Paz and former deputy defense minister Efraim Sneh. Rabin's relatives were also in attendance, including his sister, his daughter and his grandchildren. Rabin's son, Yuval, did not attend the ceremony.
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In his address, Ben-Eliezer said "the writing is on the wall again, and this time in bigger and clearer letters: the next political assassination is around the corder. Somewhere in Israel someone is already holding a loaded weapon, and there is someone giving that person spiritual inspiration and a sense of an ideological mission."

Ben-Eliezer also criticized the West Bank settlers, saying "those who can't survive on day without the protection of the Israel Defense Forces and the Border Police, allow themselves to curse and assault soldiers and officers on duty."

Referring to the recent evacuation of the illegal Federman Farm outpost near Hebron, during which settlers verbally attacked IDF soldiers and promised "revenge attacks" over the evacuation, Ben Eliezer went on to say "a handful of outlaws have tainted an entire group."

Barak refrained from making political comments in his address, noting the fundamentals of leadership which Rabin possessed.

British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Tuesday in a speech to the annual lunch of Labor Friends of Israel in London "Yitzhak Rabin was fond of pointing out that in the Bible peace is mentioned in its various idioms 237 times. I am not a religious person but today I feel it is appropriate to say that we, Israel's most committed friends, need to do everything we can to serve Rabin's vision, to ensure that the repeated Biblical injunction is not lost, and that the flame of peace is kept alive. I assure you that is what our government, your government, will do."

The Foreign Secretary, however, also warned that current efforts to achieve a two-state solution are not succeeding.

"It is in the nature of our party's traditions to be optimistic about the future, to resist the temptations of fatalism. But today we must be honest with ourselves. Surveying the Middle East now, it is hard not to feel a deep sense of apprehension about the future.

Earlier Tuesday, Rabin's daughter warned that the incitement by the extreme right that was prevalent in Israel 13 years ago still exists today.

"Today we are also hearing the same shrill voices, perhaps with different terminology, but it is impossible to ignore their intensity," said Dalia Rabin, speaking to Army Radio.

Yigal Amir shot Rabin three times on November 4, 1995. Amir wanted to stop the peace process Rabin initiated with the Palestinians.

Following a huge public outcry, Israeli TV channels on Friday decided to pull an interview with him that had been set to air in the evening. Excerpts from the interview were aired on Thursday evening on Channel 10 and Channel Two, in which Amir spoke about how the idea to commit the murder initially came about.

On Sunday, the head of Shin Bet security service warned that extremist settlers might carry out another political assassination. Yuval Diskin
said he was very concerned about the possibility.

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      2.   ULTRA ORTHODOX & EXTREME RIGHT 11:57  |  Alka Seltzer 04/11/08
      3.   Correct identification that the Settler Enterprise is anti-Israel 12:32  |  Ivar 04/11/08
      4.   The commentator Assaf Wohl said it best... 12:46  |  Dani 04/11/08
      5.   13th years on 12:49  |  Ros 04/11/08
      6.   Shame on the Orthodox 12:51  |  ScotGuy 04/11/08
      7.   Even Stalin`s daughter,Svetlana,had seen his monstrosity,but 13:01  |  Absolute Sweden 04/11/08
      8.   She`s Correct: Avishai Raviv Walks the Streets a Free Man 13:34  |  Ovadiah ben Avraham 04/11/08
      9.   Nov. 8th in Kikar Rabin....now more than ever.. 13:37  |  Eyal 04/11/08
      10.   She speaks the truth 13:50  |  Mark Lincoln 04/11/08
      11.   She speaks the truth 13:50  |  Mark Lincoln 04/11/08
      12.   Israel needs UNITY NOW not division! 13:56  |  Avi 04/11/08
      13.   The left divides the land and the nation 14:09  |  Hezi 04/11/08
      14.   Yishai #1...Thirteen-plus years ago.... 14:24  |  Esther 04/11/08
      15.   #14 Esther 14:43  |  MR 04/11/08
      16.   Esther- a Shabbak agent provocateur made the poster of Rabin 15:24  |  Veritas 04/11/08
      17.   Dalia`` yigal amir killed only one human being 15:42  |  chaim 04/11/08
      18.   Delegitimizing the settlers. 16:39  |  Jean Van Daem 04/11/08
      19.   Various ways to beat-around-the-bush,,,, 18:06  |  Esther 04/11/08
      20.   Re Jean #18... the difference is that ... 18:20  |  Esther 04/11/08
      21.   to 1# 18:24  |  Northern 04/11/08
      22.   Murder of Rabin 18:35  |  Zion Segal 04/11/08
      23.   Get real Chaim, Amir didn`t kill just one person 19:11  |  newageblues 04/11/08
      24.   And same criminals & traitors are still in the government 19:21  |  Adi 04/11/08
      25.   NO excuses. NO justification. 19:31  |  Miransky 04/11/08
      26.   Same predictions as last year.... 20:19  |  Ilan 04/11/08
      27.   Ben-Eliezer by law must report info to police 20:30  |  sam 04/11/08
      28.   Sounds like a threat by a mafia capo. 20:33  |  Chaim 04/11/08
      29.   zionism = jewish crime family 20:38  |  next crime is always 04/11/08
      30.   This oaf wasn`t worried about releasing Ahmed Yassin from prison 21:06  |  Absolute Sweden 04/11/08
      31.   Rabin did not want this 21:13  |  Gili 04/11/08
      32.   Chaim,Lefties learned this method from Stalin,who used Kirov`s as 21:25  |  Absolute Sweden 04/11/08
      33.   Re#1 Leftist incitement 21:49  |  Ines 04/11/08
      34.   Re : # 2 21:55  |  Ines 04/11/08
      35.   Re# 13 Division ?? 22:03  |  Ines 04/11/08
      36.   Corrupt Baaastards All of Them 22:03  |  Ronald 04/11/08
      37.   When are we going to grow up ?? 22:08  |  Ines 04/11/08
      38.   Re # 29... Who are the rest of us ??? 22:22  |  Ines 04/11/08
      39.   Re : 22 You are right Zion 22:26  |  Ines 04/11/08
      40.   Spit three times!!! 23:01  |  lily 04/11/08
      41.   Whatever, I remain heavy-hearted, afraid.... 23:01  |  Esther 04/11/08
      42.   Typical incitement by the left 00:13  |  Kenny 05/11/08
      43.   west bank 01:01  |  לו, צדקים 05/11/08
      44.   prophecy from the LEFT and Center 01:10  |  Avi 05/11/08
      45.   Why... 01:26  |  Josh 05/11/08
      46.   I hate ultra-right, and ultra left! 01:50  |  Absolute Israel 05/11/08
      47.   mirage, not peace, a mirage from rabin. 05:13  |  Mark 05/11/08
      48.   Nobody Go Over The Top 05:56  |  Yosemite 05/11/08
      49.   Mark #47.... no peace largely because of... 06:54  |  Esther 05/11/08
      50.   #1 Yishai Kohen blaiming others for his crimes 07:45  |  SJ 05/11/08
      51.   #49 esther being one of the deranged contributors 09:12  |  victor hardman 05/11/08
      52.   Dangerous + inciteful words 09:45  |  Kenny 05/11/08
      53.   Vic #51... maybe you`d be surprised to see me... 09:53  |  Esther 05/11/08
      54.   We`ve had enough of Leftist demonization and provocation! 12:34  |  Yaakov K. 05/11/08
      55.   Esther blames the lack of peace 13:01  |  Jackie 05/11/08
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