Day 759 - Israel marks 30 years since Rabin's death

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🗓️ 3 November 2025

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Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world.

Political correspondent Tal Schneider and reporter Sue Surkes join host Jessica Steinberg for today's episode.

As Israel marks 30 years since the assassination of former Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, Schneider reflects on the Saturday night rally held near the square where he was shot and why the annual event commemorating him wasn't held for the last five years.

After the frenzied hours on Sunday evening when police searched for and then found IDF legal chief Major General Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi alive and well -- the advocate general who resigned last week after admitting to leaking an abuse video at the Sde Teiman military detention facility -- Schneider discusses the complexities of the case, as Tomer-Yerushalmi was often blamed by liberal politicians for not prosecuting enough and conservative lawmakers for putting too much pressure on soldiers.

Surkes examines two situations of growing pollution, first in the northern West Bank, where Palestinians often burn garbage, resulting in clean air complaints, and in Hadera, known as Israel's most polluted city because of the massive power station in its midst.

Check out The Times of Israel's ongoing liveblog for more updates.

For further reading:

‘The shots still resonate’: 150,000 mourn at protest rally 30 years after Rabin’s murder

Ex-IDF legal chief Tomer-Yerushalmi found alive after frantic beachside search

As trash burns in the West Bank, NGO sees huge jump in reports of smoke, foul smells

Residents of most-polluted city fight bid to extend life of coal-fired power station

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IMAGE: A rally marking 30 years since the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, with participants holding signs that read, 'Rabin was right,' near Rabin Square on November 1, 2025 (Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

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0:00.0	Hi, welcome to the Times of Israel's Daily Briefing.
0:06.2	It is Monday, November 3rd, and I'm Jessica Steinberg.
0:09.4	Before we begin today, I want to mention something special we're offering at Times
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0:32.4	Times ofIsrael.com slash films. That's Times of Israel.com slash films. Okay, back to our podcast. I'm speaking
0:41.1	today with political correspondent Tal Schneider and environmental reporters who CERCs. Haven't
0:46.5	had either of you in a while or at least not with me, so it's good to see you. Good morning.
0:50.6	Morning. Hi, Jessica. Hi there. It is day 759 of the war.
0:56.0	The remains of deceased hostages, Colonel Asaf Kamami, Captain Omer Nutra, and Staff Sergeant
1:02.3	Oz Daniel were returned to Israel Sunday night, leaving eight dead captives in the Gaza Strip.
1:09.0	All three of these soldiers were killed on October 7th.
1:12.3	There remains taken captive to Gaza.
1:15.7	Ex-IDF legal chief Major General Eufat Tomer Yerushalmi, who resigned from the IDF last week
1:21.3	over the Steteman scandal went missing on Sunday evening for several hours before being located alive and well.
1:30.6	We will talk about marking 30 years since the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin in 1995.
1:36.8	We will also talk about pollution and clean air complaints in the West Bank and nearby
1:43.2	and the most polluted city in Israel, Khadera.
1:46.5	Stay with us.
1:51.6	First of all, we understand today that the tsunami is coming.
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