without Portfolio, he called then US President George H. W. Bush an "anti-Semite." In 1997, he called then US Ambassador to Israel, Martin Indyk a "yehudon" (Hebrew for "Jewboy") and challenged him to a fistfight. Indyk responded by calling him a "son of a bitch". The insult was apparently because the ambassador was urging Israel to make concessions in talks with the Palestinians. A report in 2016 by a television news magazine aired allegations that Ze'evi killed unarmed Bedouins, conspired in an attempted murder of a reporter, and raped a soldier under his command. The publication drew calls for an end to government funding for programs that honor the late minister. Legacy and commemoration In July 2005, the Knesset passed a law to commemorate Ze'evi's memory. Route 90 was renamed Gandi's Road in his honor. Eilat's promenade was named for him and there is a life-size statue of him there as well. The community settlement of Merhav Am and the West Bank settlement Ma'ale Rehav'am also bear his name. See also Arab–Israeli conflict History of Israel Israel Defense Forces Israeli–Palestinian conflict List of assassinated people Palestinian political violence Politics of Israel Zionism Israeli casualties of war References External links PM Ariel Sharon's remarks on the 3rd Anniversary of the Assassination of Minister Rehavam Ze'evi z"l an address before the Knesset on 19 October 2004 Knesset commemorates Ze'evi The Jerusalem Post, 2 November 2005 Guestbook in Memory of Rehavam Ze'evi Knesset website 1926 births 2001 deaths Assassinated Israeli politicians Assassinated Jews Burials at Mount Herzl Deaths by firearm in Israel Haganah members Israeli casualties in the Second Intifada Israeli generals Israeli Ashkenazi Jews Israeli people of the Yom Kippur War Jewish Israeli politicians Ashkenazi Jews in Mandatory Palestine Leaders of political parties in Israel Members of the 12th Knesset (1988–1992) Members of the 13th Knesset (1992–1996) Members of the 14th Knesset (1996–1999) Members of the 15th Knesset (1999–2003) Ministers of Tourism of Israel Moledet politicians National Union (Israel) politicians Palmach members People from Jerusalem People murdered in Israel Terrorism deaths in Jerusalem