My Longing for Rabin: The Connection Between the Murdered Prime Minister and the National Reckoning at the Ballot Box

Nir Kipnis recounts a personal story from 1995, when he designed a slogan for Meretz that angered Yitzhak Rabin hours before his assassination. He argues that Rabin was not a martyr for peace but a security hawk who would have become disillusioned with Arafat, and compares Rabin's taking of responsibility to Netanyahu's lack of responsibility. The article ends with a call for the 2026 elections.

Nir Kipnis shares a personal story from 1995, when he designed a slogan for Meretz that angered Yitzhak Rabin just hours before his assassination. The author argues that Rabin was not a martyr for peace, but a security hawk who would have become disillusioned with Arafat. He compares Rabin's taking of responsibility for the failure to rescue Nachshon Wachsman to Benjamin Netanyahu's lack of responsibility. The article ends with a call for the 2026 elections as an opportunity for national change, while emphasizing Rabin's legacy as taking personal responsibility rather than a birthright.