    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: WILLIAM J. CLINTON (1999, Book II)]
    [October 21, 1999]
    [Page 1842]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Statement on the Anniversary of the Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin
    October 21, 1999

        Four years ago today, according to the Hebrew calendar, Yitzhak
    Rabin was murdered by an assassin in Tel Aviv. He was a Prime Minister,
    a general, a diplomat, and a courageous soldier in the battle for peace.
    All of us who were his friends still mourn his death.
        Twelve days from now, world leaders will gather in Oslo to honor
    Yitzhak Rabin's memory. I will attend on behalf of the American people.
    It was in Oslo, 6 years ago, that Israelis and Palestinians made the
    crucial decision to try to work together to achieve peace. Now, Prime
    Minister Barak, Chairman Arafat, and I will come together in Oslo to build on that
    legacy and move closer to Rabin's goal: a permanent peace between Israel
    and the Palestinian people.
        There is much hard work ahead, with difficult decisions for all
    sides. But as we look back in sorrow to mourn the passing of a great
    man, we must do everything in our power on behalf of the cause to which
    he gave his life.