Haaretz Editorial01:37 AM • August 06 2026 IDTIsrael has come a long way since November 1995. A lot of water has flowed under the Jordan River bridge, and many more settlements have been built in the West Bank. Since the "candle children" sat in Tel Aviv's Malchei Israel Square and cried over the political assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin by Yigal Amir – a far-right assassin who wanted to stop the peace process and succeeded – countless attempts have been made to unite the nation against political violence.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Yigal AmirIsrael protestIsrael policeYitzhak RabinItamar Ben-GvirCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesMichigan PrimaryCori BushGazaHezbollahNetanyahuDavid BarneaElection PollsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastFreeing Rabin's Killer Is No Longer Unthinkable in Violence-infested IsraelPolice Officer Faces Indictment in Fatal Shooting of Bedouin Man in South IsraelA Teenager Exposed the Truth Behind Israel's Gaza 'Voluntary Emigration' PlanFrom Umm al-Fahm to Tel Aviv, Israel Police Are Policing PoliticsA Century After Herzl's Death, His Grandparents Are Laid to Rest in IsraelRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThis Israeli ultra-Orthodox Feminist Activist Has a Warning for U.S. JewsHow Israel's Elbit Armed the United Arab Emirates'I Tried, I Got Crushed by AIPAC': Andy Levin Is All-in for El-SayedDozens of IDF Soldiers Desert Sde Teiman Base in Protest of CommanderIt's No Wonder Israelis Want War. Violence Has Become a Source of JoyIsrael Captured 230 Square Miles of Lebanon, Razed Villages and Built New Bases