Rabin...

They say that when Lincoln lived, he was a tyrant, and when he died, he died a hero. When Kennedy lived, he was liked by many, but he was nearly deified due to Oswald. So, it should really come as no surprise, I suppose that Yitzchack Rabin has been glorified upon death. Everybody remembers where they were when they heard about Kennedy, and most Jews remember where they were for Rabin. But his posthumous glory astounds me. For two weeks surrounding the anniversary, all you ever saw on TV, on buses, on signs, was "���� ���" ["Shalom Chaver"] meaning "goodbye, friend" which has become to be his slogan. I think you see his picture up more often than the Rebbe and Jesus combined. There's talk of putting this national hero on the 1000 shekel bill (but hopefully they won't have to make one for a while.)

It's mindboggling, because half of the people at the time cheered when they found he had fallen. I suppose it's like the artists who aren't appreciated till they're buried. But this is getting ridiculous. He's getting credit for things he didn't do. He's received credit for the brilliant military strategies of The Six Day War. Yes he was Minister of the War at the Time, but see, he also had a nervous breakdown a good six weeks before, and was out of commission up to and past that particular week.

They forget that not only was he a prodigy of Nixon, during Rabin's previous administration, he was viewed with about as much popularity as Tricky Dick.

I don't know. This is only the second anniversary. It lasted two weeks easy. People say that his death showed the death of the country. I'm just afraid that if this is only the second year, then what is this going to build into?

Get me outa here!!!

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Michael Kadish

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