Thursday, November 7
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| Yitzhak Rabin Square, Tel Aviv |
The day started with a walk to the location of Rabin’s assassination,
where Iftah briefed us on Rabin’s action plan for peace and the sociopolitical
factors that led to his assassination. After this we visited Yitzhak Rabin
Square. We divided into groups and began interviewing locals about their
thoughts on Rabin’s plan and the effect of his assassination on Israeli
society.
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| Just outside the Carmel Market |
While people were very polarized about Rabin’s peace plan itself,
there was much of a consensus about the devastation of his death. Some believed
he was a great man and leader, with an unrealistic peace plan. Some believed
the plan would have succeeded. What amazed me was the way some citizens spoke
of Rabin as if he were family, rather than as a political leader. One lady
became so emotional about the topic that she had to leave the discussion.
The solemn tone of the day turned around briefly when we
visited the Carmel Market for lunch and pomegranate juice. If you come in November,
you can have lots of pomegranate juice. We divided into the buddy system, and
wondered the market.
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| The juice man |
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| Not sure what this is but it looks tasty |
Some people picked up souvenirs and snacks for later, but
I breezed through the markets and started wondering around the neighborhood
with my Israeli buddy who managed to get us lost, I mean, took us to explore
the *cough* scenery.
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| The uh, scenery in the neighbourhood nearby the market |
After just a few hours in Tel Aviv, it was time to get back on the bus to our next stop, Jerusalem.
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