On Sun, 17 Mar 2002, Hakki Alacakaptan wrote:
> Yitzak Rabin's murder on November 4, 1995 was the abortive starting gun
> for Likud's war. A few weeks after the assassination, it became clear
> that Yigal Amir was no lone nut and that Israel's security services were
> involved in the murder. The murder backfired on Likud and Barak, a Rabin
> protege won the elections and celebrated his victory on Rabin Square.
I don't know if it matters to your scheme at all, but you're skipping an election here, Hakki. Actually Likud won the election to succeed Rabin. Yahoo beat Peres by a hair in 1996 and was PM for the next 3 years.
Michael