Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin home of the assassin. Many other streets and public buildings around the country were named for Rabin as well. The assassination has been described as emblematic of a "kulturkampf" ("cultural struggle") between religious right-wing and secular left-wing forces within israel. Ilan Peleg of the Middle East Institute has described Rabin's assassination as "reflecting a deep cultural divide within Israel's body politic [...] intimately connected with the peace process" which illustrates both increased polarization and political conflict in the country. On 28 March 1996, the Shamgar Commission issued its final report into the assassination. It was critical of Shin Bet for
Rabin, the Last Day Rabin, the Last Day Rabin, the Last Day is a 2015 Israeli-French docudrama political thriller film directed by Amos Gitai. It was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival. The film depicts the events surrounding the final days and assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. "Rabin, the Last Day" has a score of 61% on Metacritic. "The Playlist" gave the film a grade of B+, describing it as "deeply absorbing and intelligent". "The Hollywood Reporter" wrote that the film "benefits from fine technical work throughout, from Eric Gautier's sober cinematography to a