Introduction The Problem with Violence

When Yigal Amir assassinated Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin in 1995, he achieved a great deal. The eventual failure of the Oslo peace accords, stalled progress toward Palestinian sovereignty, and the subsequent expansion of Israeli settlements are in part attributable to his act. Bill Clinton...

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Published inToward a Credible Pacifism pp. 1 - 11
Main Author Howes, Dustin Ells
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published State University of New York Press 02.07.2010
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Summary:When Yigal Amir assassinated Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin in 1995, he achieved a great deal. The eventual failure of the Oslo peace accords, stalled progress toward Palestinian sovereignty, and the subsequent expansion of Israeli settlements are in part attributable to his act. Bill Clinton remarked to M. J. Rosenberg that Amir is one of the few assassins in history who achieved his goal, because without Rabin, Arafat did not have a credible negotiating partner.¹ Not all assassinations are so effective, but this case attests to the fact that killing a single individual can achieve significant political objectives. In 1970,
ISBN:9781438428611
1438428618
DOI:10.1515/9781438428635-003