Essay Archive - 1996: A Turbulent Year for Israel
1996: A Turbulent Year for Israel
1996 has been a very turbulent year for Israel. This lies in the
assassination of Yitzhak Rabin on November 4, 1995. Rabin's great work in the
peace process with it's Arab neighbors has been nearly reversed by Israel's
newly elected Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, who actively opposed the peace
process in the election. Netanyahu's term of service has not only affected
Israel politically but also socially, intellectually, religiously, and
economically.
In dealing with Yasser Arafat and the Palestinians Netanyah....
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