But there's a feeling that we should be doing more to protect our leader. Their leader is in trouble again. After just a year in office, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak's government is faltering under assault from opponents to peace negotiations with the Palestinians. About 1,500 people attended to hear speeches and folk songs. Many people who support him are quiet.
Polls show the country about evenly split on the talks.
Barak has promised to put any peace deal before the people in a public referendum. The peace activists' icon, Rabin, was assassinated by a lone gunman after a huge peace rally Nov. 4, 1995. The attack and the rally came after right-wing activists had assailed Rabin repeatedly as a traitor. Many pro-peace Israelis feel not enough was done to answer the accusations. Similar accusations are now turned on Barak.