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No license to kill: Rabin's death shows religious political violence solves nothing - editorial

Rabin’s murder in 1995 did not settle the argument over the Oslo Accords. It deprived Israelis of the right to settle that argument through their elected representatives and the ballot box.

  • Rabbi Gedalia Axelrod invoked din rodef against Jewish politicians in Arab-backed government.
  • Religious language permitting political killings demands response rooted in Rabin's painful legacy.

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