Yigal Amir killed Yitzhak Rabin in November 1995 because he was opposed to Israel coming to a peace agreement with Palestine.

The rally was ending. More than 100,000 people had gathered in Tel Aviv’s Kings of Israel Square on the evening of Nov. 4, 1995, their voices joining together as they sang songs of peace. The assassination of Yitzhak Rabin would soon shatter that sense of harmony.

Prime Minister Rabin, a man who had spent his youth as a warrior, stood on stage swaying to the melody of “Shir LaShalom” — “A Song for Peace.” In his pocket, he carried the lyrics on a piece of paper that would soon become one of the most haunting relics of modern Israeli history.

Moments later, as Rabin descended the stairs toward his waiting car, three shots rang through the autumn night. The 73-year

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