Yigal Amir

It was the first official commemoration held in five years due to construction and wartime logistical challenges.

“The trauma and shock of that gloomy night have accompanied every argument and controversy we have known since. Something in the innocence of political life in Israel broke that night and was gone forever because since [then], we know this can happen,” said Knesset Speaker Mickey Levy.

Gathering in central Tel Aviv to honor the memory of the late prime minister and longtime statesman.