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
The Prime Ministers by Moriah Films, the film division of the Simon Wiesenthal Center and directed by Richard Trank. Part I, "" was released in 2013. Yehuda Avner narrates the film, Leonard Nimoy provides the voice of Israeli Prime Minister Levi Eshkol and Sandra Bullock provides the voice of Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir. Part II, "" was released in 2014. Yehuda Avner narrates the film, Michael Douglas provides the voice of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Christoph Waltz provides the voice of Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin. The Prime Ministers The Prime Ministers: An Intimate Narrative of Israeli Leadership is a