Yigal Amir

On this day: Prime minister Yitzhak Rabin assassinated after peace rally by far-right activist

Rabin was Israel’s fifth prime minister. He served two terms in office, from 1974 until 1977, and again from 1992 until his assassination on November 4, 1995. 

Yitzhak Rabin (1922 - 1995) making an address, July 1974.
Yigal Amir

The line we cannot cross: Israel must never free Yigal Amir - editorial

Gadi Eisenkot, head of the Yashar party, attends a conference in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, July 9, 2026

Eisenkot demands police launch probe into politically motivated assault of Yashar! party activist

 PRESIDENT ISAAC Herzog and his wife, Michal, stand at the graves of former prime minister Yitzhak Rabin and his wife, Leah, on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem this week, marking the 29th anniversary of Rabin’s assassination when he served as prime minister.

Let's cool it and stop fanning the flames of conflict - editorial


Channel 20 uses Yigal Amir as gimmick for new talk show

While condemning Amir’s actions as anti-democratic, the two anchors said that what he had to say was nonetheless a legitimate subject of journalistic interest.

THE NEW CHANNEL 20 show, ‘Riklin and Magal’

Yitzhak Rabin's assassin Yigal Amir to request retrial

"A defense team is being set up to prepare and submit a request for a retrial for Yigal Amir."

Israeli prison guards sit beside Yigal Amir (C), the assassin of Yitzhak Rabin, during a hearing in Tel Aviv district court, November 1, 2007

WATCH: Tens of thousands gather at Rabin memorial rally

Israel marks 22 years since the assassination of late premier Yitzhak Rabin in a mass rally.

Thousands gather at Rabin square in Tel Aviv to mark 22 years to the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin.

Dans la peau d’Yigal Amir

A travers l’analyse des motivations de l’assassin d’Yitzhak Rabin, Israël a longtemps cherché à comprendre comment il avait pu engendrer un tel fils

Yigal Amir, lors de la reconstitution de la scène  du crime

Trying to understand Yigal Amir 21 years on

Why are we so afraid of talking about the prime minister’s assassin’s views and what does this have to do with the Ashkenazi-Mizrahi tensions that still haunt us today?

Yigal Amir reenacts the murder at Malchei Israel Square, that was later renamed Rabin Square

Wife of Yigal Amir: Incitement did not motivate Rabin assassination

In an interview with radio station 103FM, Larisa Trembovler stated that what she regards as a political assassination is one intended to change the leadership.

Larisa Trembovler: A ‘soul mate’ of Yigal Amir, the killer of Yitzhak Rabin.

Theories of late Rabin conspiracy theorist Barry Chamish never gained traction

‘There was no conspiracy – there was just a single man who managed to get close to Rabin and kill him,’ says MK Shai

A boy touches the bust of Yitzhak Rabin before a rally commemorating the 20th anniversary of his assassination in Tel Aviv, October 31

A turning point

Dan Ephron examines the context and aftermath of the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin.

A girl lays a red rose on the grave of slain prime minister Yitzhak Rabin on Jerusalem’s Mount Herzl

'Yigal Amir was willing to die in order to kill Rabin,' assassin's brother says

The film was broadcast just 24 hours before the keynote rally in memory of the slain premier at the Tel Aviv square that bears his name on Saturday.

Yigal Amir, Yitzhak Rabin's assassin

Is Rabin’s heritage still alive?

"During Rabin’s tenure, Israeli society boasted its freedom of expression, and opposing sides freely expressed their opinions."

(From left to right) Jordan’s King Hussein, prime minister Yitzhak Rabin and Uri Savir