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Rabin Remembered
From the personal to the political – 25 years on from the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin
By David E. Kaplan
On the occasion of the 25 anniversary of the assassination of Israel’s iconic Prime Minister at a peace rally in 1995, the writer revisits his meeting with the Prime Minister, as well as interviews with his daughter Dalia Rabin and his friend and advisor Eitan Haber for personal insights into the character of a man whose presence still looms over the future of this country.
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Vienna Violated
Reflections of a resident the day after terror attack
By Caroline Shklarek Zelman
The people of Vienna were out enjoying the final few hours of “freedom” at bars, restaurants and “a night at the opera” before a second corona lockdown, when a terrorist went on a city spree of murder and mayhem. While adjusting to the pandemic, are Austrians now to also ‘adjust’ to terrorism, questions the writer, a fearful resident of Vienna.
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Relief, Rage and Fear
Reflecting on official findings of antisemitism within Britain’s Labour Party
By Emma Picken
While Labour member is relieved that the EHRC investigation into antisemitism within the Labour Party has revealed suppressed truths by exposing “unlawful acts of discrimination and harassment”, the writer shares her concerns about the future and asks: “Will justice be done for the community that suffered so badly?”
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