What is the olive branch of blood?

Many people remember Rabin as the Israeli Prime Minister who shook hands with Arafat on the lawn of the White House in 1993. A gentle grip is enough to change this country.

My memory of Rabin is his expressionless speech face. 1in September 1993, the Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement was just signed. More than 100,000 people gathered on the hillside of Israel's Capitol Hill and roared at Rabin, accusing him of betraying the interests of the Jews. On the huge poster, Rabin wore Hitler's clothes and his hands were dripping with blood. In big black letters, Rabin was a traitor to the Jews.

Jewish immigrants carrying guns walked up and down the slope and said to foreign reporters, "Kill! For traitors, kill them. "

In the deafening noise, Rabin said:

"I am a soldier and I am also the Minister of Defense. Believe me, the cries of tens of thousands of demonstrators are far less shocking than the tears of a mother crying that her son is dead ... I am a man who was baptized on the battlefield, so I want to find a peaceful way out ... This is a turning point, although it is also a crisis-"

His tone was flat and his face was not stirred by the passion of political speech, but his words deeply shocked everyone.

Rabin's gesture of praying for peace is heavier than others. He is not a non-war fighter who ignores reality and talks big. 1948, the Jews occupied Jerusalem, and the young officer Rabin led his soldiers into the ancient city and fought fiercely in the street. From 1956 to 1959, Rabin, who was in his thirties, was the commander-in-chief of the Israeli army guarding the Syrian border. He was at the front when Syrian artillery came down from the Golan Heights. In the two wars 1967 and 1973, Rabin was a fighter who killed people without blinking an eye and was bent on winning.

No one dares to doubt his patriotic feelings, let alone criticize him for not knowing national defense. A bloody general talks about peace. This kind of peace is a heartfelt longing for a narrow escape.

The next day, the Knesset held a big debate and voted whether to pass the Israeli-Palestinian agreement. Rabin read out his peace declaration again:

For more than a hundred years, we have been looking for our hometown; For more than a hundred years, we have worked hard to live in peace, planting a tree and paving a road ... we have been fighting while dreaming. In this miserable land, we live in gunfire, mines and grenades. But I planted them deeply, and they were pulled out. We build, they destroy ... We bury the dead almost every day.

A hundred years of war and terror have left us with scars, but they have not destroyed our dream-our dream of peace for a hundred years. ...

Rabin's voice did not fall, and the drums were loud, and opposition members of Congress began to shout loudly. Rabin's voice about peace has been sandwiched between the shouts of indoor parliamentarians and the shouts of outdoor Jewish demonstrators.

Doesn't Rabin know that he lives under a hidden gun? 1the evening of October 4th 1993, 165438+ He was faced with tens of thousands of people, dark, unable to see clearly with his chest open, and did not wear bulletproof vests. He sang an old song praising peace with the crowd, and then pleaded for peace again:

"... I have always believed that most people long for peace and are willing to seize the opportunity of peace. Your gathering here tonight proves this desire: peace, not violence. Violence hurts democracy, and we must resist it. "

Three shots were fired. Rabin fell in a pool of blood.

Israelis miss Rabin, because Rabin is a leader who can bring peace, but the enemy of peace killed him, and people feel sad that peace was destroyed. Israelis miss Rabin because they are losing confidence in peace. Rabin's peace cause has not been completed, but it is facing danger. Israelis miss Rabin because they hope that the voice of peace can be heard and understood by more people, and that a leader who truly loves and understands peace will lead them to peace. In fact, the whole world is missing Rabin. King Abdullah II of Jordan, President Mubarak of Egypt and President Clinton of the United States sent videos of televised speeches to the commemorative meeting held in Tel Aviv on February 2.

Perhaps turmoil and war will last for decades or even longer; Maybe before peace really comes, Palestine and Israel will have to sign more agreements, maybe more. Perhaps the life of peace hangs in the balance, but as long as there is breath, it will be handed down from generation to generation, just like the song of peace that Rabin sang before he fell, which is Rabin's elegy and still echoes vaguely. ...