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Labor Leader Accuses Netanyahu of Rabin Assassination Complicity

10/11/2025

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Merav Michaeli, leader of the Labor Party, accused Benjamin Netanyahu (Likud) of complicity in the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin at a conference ahead of a Rabin memorial.
Michaeli linked Itamar Ben-Gvir (Otzma Yehudit) to the political climate that led to Rabin's murder.
Netanyahu's allies dismissed Michaeli's claims as efforts to delegitimize the right-wing camp.
Likud MKs condemned Michaeli's remarks, calling for retraction and apology.

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Merav Michaeli, leader of the Labor Party, accused Benjamin Netanyahu (Likud) of complicity in the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin at a conference ahead of a Rabin memorial.
Michaeli linked Itamar Ben-Gvir (Otzma Yehudit) to the political climate that led to Rabin's murder.
Netanyahu's allies dismissed Michaeli's claims as efforts to delegitimize the right-wing camp.
Likud MKs condemned Michaeli's remarks, calling for retraction and apology.