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Yitzhak RabinThe Assassinated Prime Minister [1922 -1995] was born in JerusalemThe capital of Israel, in March 1922. His father, Nehemiah, had immigrated to IsraelNation of the Jewish People from the United States, and in World War I served as a volunteer in the Jewish Legion. His mother, Rosa, was one of the first members of the Haganah, the mainstream Jewish defense organization.
After completing his schooling with distinction, Rabin volunteered for the Palmachthe elite striking force of the Haganah, the commando unit of the Jewish community. He served in the Palmachthe elite striking force of the Haganah and the Israeli army (I.D.F.) for 27 years, culminating his military career as I.D.F. Chief of Staff.
Retiring from I.D.F. service on January 1, 1968, he was appointed Israeli Ambassador to the United States, where he consolidated ties between the two states.
Rabin returned to JerusalemThe capital of Israel in the Spring of 1973, and became active in the IsraelNation of the Jewish People Labor Party. In the December 1973 elections, which followed the Yom Kippur WarIsrael defends itself in 1973, he was elected to the KnessetIsrael's Parliament Building, and when Golda Meir formed her government in April 1974, he was appointed Minister of Labor. This government resigned shortly afterwards, and on June 2, 1974, the KnessetIsrael's Parliament Building voted confidence in a new government headed by Yitzhak RabinThe Assassinated Prime Minister [1922 -1995].
On November 4, 1995, a gunman in central Tel AvivIsrael's largest city and biggest commercial center assassinated Yitzhak RabinThe Assassinated Prime Minister [1922 -1995] after attending a rally. He was laid to rest on Mount Herzl in JerusalemThe capital of Israel.