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THE RABIN MURDER EXPRESS ROLLS ALONG -
THIS TIME ITS ELIAHU BEN-ELISSAR
by
Barry Chamish
A week after PM Ehud Barak fired seven foreign diplomats, one of
them, the Israeli ambassador to France, Eliahu Ben-Elissar was dead.
According to the Jerusalem Post, "The circumstances of his death have
sparked a number of rumors. 'The rumors surrounding his death are vicious,'
a Foreign Ministry spokesman said."
And why shouldn't they be? Here is what we have been told.
In the morning of Saturday, Aug. 12, Ben-Elissar arrived at the Hotel
Atala, a rather obscure and unimposing establishment which for years has
been where the Israeli embassy has put up guests and arranged meetings. He
was not accompanied by his bodyguards. As Maariv observed, "In Israel,
questions are being asked about the ambassador's security arrangements. The
central question is why Ben-Elissar arrived without his bodyguards, which
according to regulations, must accompany him every time he leaves his
apartment."
Missing also, was his French police protection. According to the
Jerusalem Post, "A special branch of the French Police usually shadows
every move made by VIPs at risk." But Ben-Elissar's Israeli and French
bodyguards were not anywhere near him, "apparently at his own request."
At noon, Ben-Elissar, aged 68, told hotel staff he wasn't feeling
well. By 1:30 he was dead of a heart attack, though according to one
embassy employee quoted by Marriv, "He was in the peak of health. He never
complained of poor health and was rarely ill."
French police conducted a most perfunctory investigation and within
hours declared Ben-Elissar's death natural. Of course, these same police
similarly concluded that Princess Diana died in "an accident."
Call it a co-incidence, but on the day of Ben-Elissar's death, I
received the following e-mail, paraphrased because of the halting English:
"I just read your article, "Rigged." How did you know about the French
connection to Rabin's murder? I discovered it three months ago after a
discussion with an agent of French Intelligence. It's all true."
I suspect so did Ben-Elissar. The only possible reason he would have
interrupted his sabbath to go to the hotel was to meet someone. Yet not one
press report reached this obvious conclusion, thus no one is asking who the
ambassador met on his final morning. Whoever he was, either he was a guest
of the Israeli embassy staying at the hotel or was familiar enough with
embassy habits to choose it for a fatal meeting.
The following scenario makes the most sense to me with the paucity of
information available. At least one French intelligence official has been
leaking the fact that his government helped murder Yitzhak Rabin in order
to place their agent, Shimon Peres in the Israeli Prime Minister's office.
Word reached Barak that Ben-Elissar had been apprised of the truth and he
had him recalled. To avert suspicion, he recalled six other diplomats at
the same time. But in his last days in Paris, Ben-Elissar continued
gathering the facts.
Ben-Elissar was lured to the hotel with the promise of additional
proofs and told that he must arrive without any security. Once there, the
"informant" spiked his coffee or utilized another means to
initiate a mortal cardiac arrest.
One more influential individual, who knew too much about Rabin's
assassination, then bit the dust. And when will it all end?
* * *
The panic to stanch the Rabin truth can be gauged by my experience.
Last month, an attempt on my life was made by sabotaging my car. The next
day, I had a long talk with my insurance adjuster who explained in detail
how the sabotage was accomplished. Two days ago, the insurance company sent
a letter explaining my accident was the result of mechanical failure. I
phoned my insurance company and demanded the adjuster's report. It has not
been forthcoming. Photographs of the car's damage, sent last week from Bet
Shemesh, have not arrived. Nor have photographs of police surrounding me at
a Tel Aviv rally, sent two weeks ago by a correspondent, arrived.
Yesterday morning there was a knock on my door. I looked through the
keyhole and saw a husky young man. I asked who he was. He answered, "A
friend." I replied, "Which friend?" Then he ran away. I opened the door
after a few seconds and he was nowhere to be seen.
The Rabin truth must emerge before more people, yours truly included,
are murdered. To that end, several people have suggested convening a public
forum on the assassination on the Hebrew anniversary of Rabin's murder this
October. If anyone can help with a suitable facility, advertising or any
other relevant contribution, please contact me.
And for a fine article on the Rabin murder, please
visit http://www.homemaker.org.
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