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Transcript: Israelis Mourn Their Slain Leader Yitzhak Rabin
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- NPR Morning Edition
- Article date:
- November 6, 1995
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Mourners share their sorrow and their views of Yitzhak Rabin, saying
he was a man of vision who was not afraid to go in the direction of
that vision, and that Israel is not the same country as it was yesterday.
BOB EDWARDS, Host: Yitzhak Rabin's state funeral was attended by
officials from more than 80 nations, including President Clinton and
former Presidents Bush and Carter. United Nations Secretary General
Boutros Boutros-Ghali and Spain's Prime Minister Felipe Gonzalez were
among the many leaders who spoke at the funeral. Following the assassination,
acting Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres declared two days of national
mourning. Today, many ...