Tensions in Israel arising from the continuation of terrorism led to the assassination of Prime Minister Rabin by a right-wing Jewish radical on 4 November 1995 during at the end of a rally in support of the Oslo agreements held in the center of Tel Aviv . The murderer , Yigal Amir , was a law student at the Bar-Ilan University , believed that the Oslo Accords were an existential threat to Israel and hoped that by murdering Rabin he would prevent the implementation of the Oslo Accords . The assassination of Rabin was a shock to the Israeli public . Approximately 80 heads of state attend Rabin 's funeral in Jerusalem
assassination of Prime Minister Rabin
Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin
1996 Israeli general election