Thread by @GershomG

A pre-Yom Kippur note re Yitzhak Rabin & @AOC -
Every chapter of a book changes the meaning of all the chapters before.
Every day each of us writes a new chapter of our book.
Rabin's bio includes harsh chapters.
In the final chapter…

@Yair_Rosenberg @AllisonKSommer @lrozen

In the final chapter of his life, Rabin broke the mainstream Israeli taboo, recognized Palestinian nationalism, and determinedly pursued peace with the Palestinians…

In the final chapter of his life, Rabin also broke the Israeli taboo on a political alliance with the parties representing Arab citizens of Israel…

@TheRaDR @LaraFriedmanDC

Rabin's showed his courage not only in pursuing peace, but in willingness to examine what led to the First Intifada and change his own belief and direction.
No Israeli leader, and very few leaders anywhere, have shown the same kind of courage...

Rabin's willingness to change direction are only emphasized by his earlier chapters, including his actions in the 1948 war and during the early months of the Intifada…

Put very simply, @AOC, boycotting a memorial for Yitzhak Rabin means boycotting change, boycotting the hope of changing minds in principled arguments, and boycotting courage.
There's nothing progressive about it...

@NTarnopolsky @SarahAWildman @OriNir_APN

Personal addendum: I coauthored a bio of Yitzhak Rabin. I could also dig up harsh articles I wrote criticizing Rabin. I know what a complex figure he was.
But, @AOC, you've made a mistake. You can change your mind.

Postscript: Have seen tweets blaming Rabin for Oslo leading to no-peace, continued occupation.
They bizarrely ignore fact that Rabin was murdered by a right-wing extremist who sought to stop process - and succeeded.