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What Did Israel Learn from Rabin's Assassination? | Rabin Days Episode 4 - KAN
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Kan public broadcaster documentary series on the lessons of the Rabin assassination - the political and social consequences.
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מה ישראל למדה מרצח רבין? | ימי רבין, פרק 4 - כאן 11
בחינת ההשלכות המעמיקות של רצח ראש הממשלה יצחק רבין ז"ל על החברה הישראלית והמערכת הפוליטית עומדת במרכזו של מחקר דוקומנטרי זה. הפרק צולל אל השאלות המורכבות שנותרו פתוחות עשרות שנים לאחר האירוע המכונן בכיכר מלכי ישראל, ומנסה להבין כיצד השתנו סדרי העולם במדינה בעקבות הרצח הפוליטי. התהליכים ההיסטוריים שהובילו ללילה של ה-4 בנובמבר 1995 נדונים תוך התמקדות בתקופה הסוערת של הסכמי Oslo וימי המחאה החריפים נגדם. דרך ראיונות עם דמויות מפתח פוליטיות ואנשי ביטחון, מצטיירת תמונה של מדינה שחוותה שבר אידיאולוגי עמוק אשר הגיע לשיאו בשלוש יריות אקדח ששינו את פני המזרח התיכון. ניתוח של ניהול המשבר על ידי הדרגים הממשלתיים ושינוי התפיסה בכיסוי התקשורתי של KAN וגופי תקשורת אחרים בזמן אמת, חושף את הקשיים בהתמודדות עם טראומה לאומית. הממצאים מציגים את הכשלים המבצעיים של שירות הביטחון הכללי, לצד ניסיונות הפיוס והניסיונות לאחות את הקרעים בעם בשנים שלאחר מכן. השפעתו של הרצח ממשיכה להדהד בשיח הציבורי בישראל עד היום, כשהיא מעלה תהיות קשות על גבולות הדמוקרטיה וחופש הביטוי. השאלה האם הופקו הלקחים הנדרשים כדי למנוע את האלימות הפוליטית הבאה נותרת ללא מענה חד-משמעי, ומציבה מראה אל מול פני החברה הישראלית בת זמננו.
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