> Luke Weiger wrote:
>
> > Not very many have forgotten the assasination of Rabin, ally or no
> > ally...
> .
> The assassination of Rabin was mostly viewed as the action of an extreme
> and marginalized Jewish sect against the state of Israel. Whereas
> pre-state Zionist terrorism, though usually committed by right-wing
> groups, was seen as a major part of the Zionist cause.
>
> Seth
Regarding Rabin's killer(s): true enough, and it's much the same way people in the U.S. view HAMAS (I have no idea whether one should label them as a left-wing or right-wing group, although "fringe liberationist" has the right ring to it).
-- Luke
-- Luke