Rabin’s legacy: We must carve a path through our deep disagreements
The Times of Israel · Yoav Ende ·
He modeled the struggle for peace within, with our neighbors, and for the sake of our children’s security - and we can follow in his footsteps without falling apart
Last year, I participated in a rally in Yitzhak Rabin (z”l)’s memory. Very close to the scene of his murder, on Ibn Gabirol Street in Tel Aviv. There was loud music playing from a nearby party. I tried to go up to the apartment to ask for the music to be lowered, but no one listened.
A society does not fall apart only in dramatic moments. It also erodes in the thousands of collective moments when we stop hearing one another.
Rabin’s assassination should have been the most glaring wake-up call. And yet, with each passing year, we continue to argue over his legacy. There are those who want to remove politics from memory and emphasize that the tragedy and its fallout belong to all of us – both right and left, religious and secular. This position holds an important sentiment, as it recognizes that the assassination harmed all of Israeli society. But what is politics if not life itself?
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