Together with all of Israel, we cried and mourned the death of our prime minister and swore we would never allow this kind of undemocratic act to happen again in Israel. Approximately half of the Israeli population wanted a change of leadership. We opposed many of Rabin's policies, particularly those pertaining to the current peace process and the signing of the Oslo Accords, because they endanger not only the existence of the communities of Judea and Samaria, but the future of all of Israel. We wanted the change to come about democratically, however, through elections. Opposing ideologies can be expected and should be respected.
Violence has no place in civilized political debate.
The aftermath of this tragedy is very disturbing. Unfortunately, many left-wing Israelis, including ministers, Knesset members and representatives of Israel in the United States, have taken advantage of this most sensitive situation. While the people of Israel were at their most vulnerable, these Jewish leaders chose to reap political gains from this tragedy. They connected the murder to the political debate between those that see strategic and Biblical importance in retaining the Land of Israel, on the one hand, and those that are willing to trade their land away. This collective indictment endangers the very principles upon which the Jewish Homeland was founded.