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No Rabin memorial rally planned this year

September 12, 2011 16:15
Yitzhak Rabin

By

Jennifer Lipman,

Jennifer Lipman

1 min read

Israel will not hold an official memorial rally to the slain Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin this year for the first time.

This November will mark 16 years since the Labour leader was killed by a right-wing Jewish extremist during a peace rally.

Every year since, thousands of supporters have gathered in Rabin Square in Tel Aviv to mark the anniversary and express support for efforts to bring peace to the Middle East. US president Bill Clinton addressed the crowd at the tenth anniversary event.

But his daughter Dalia revealed that there would be no event this year for a combination of financial reasons, a lack of public enthusiasm and because the square itself is being renovated.

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