Rabin, the Last Day Page #2

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besides the security guard you mentioned?

I think there were

two plainclothes policemen.

- One approached me.

- What did he say to you?

The policeman was the one

who stressed me out.

He was fine.

He questioned me,

asked what I was doing there,

where I was filming.

He inspected my camera

for anything unusual.

He asked for my ID

and all my details.

I asked him,

Don't you see what's going on here?

He didn't like my question.

I'm not sure

I used those exact words.

Anyway, then he told me,

You can film everything,

but only film Rabin

as he gets into the car.

Don't film him coming down the steps.

After he said that,

you can understand how I felt.

I started imagining all sorts of things

after I heard that.

What did you say to him?

I said...

Look, I don't think -

I don't think you have the right

to tell me what to film.

Is something secret going on here?

He said,

There's nothing secret going on,

but if you keep insisting,

I can make you leave.

I said, lf you want to get rid of me,

get rid of me,

but I'll complain to the police.

I don't think you have the right

to tell me what to do.

Then he said, Okay, fine.

He gave in

and told me to stay there...

and that's where I shot the footage.

How did you feel as you filmed it?

After I spoke to the policeman...

I started picturing

some very ugly scenarios.

Not only because the policeman

made me think bad thoughts.

It was also the atmosphere,

the disorder,

the intense darkness.

And also because

of what the policeman told me.

But mainly because of the atmosphere.

It made me think

that bad things could happen.

It had a very powerful,

emotional impact on me...

and I realized that I might

or I was liable

or -

to film in a totally different way.

In what way?

I looked through the viewfinder,

wondering if someone like that

was out there, God forbid...

and then I focused on Yigal Amir.

I looked to see

if he seemed suspicious.

In the end I decided:

He isn't.

He must be a plainclothes cop.

A plainclothes cop just spoke to me

so he must be one too.

I want to tell you,

with all due respect

for your impartial attitude,

it's time to take off

the velvet gloves.

A bunch of incompetents is leading us on

and the truth is here

in black and white.

Greetings from Tel-Ad Studios

in Jerusalem.

We have an announcement.

About half an hour ago,

after the solidarity rally

in Tel Aviv's Kings Square,

there was an attempt

on Yitzhak Rabin's life.

Three gunshots were fired at him

and the gunman was captured.

The prime minister was taken

to Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv.

His condition is unknown at this point.

Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin

was wounded tonight

by two or three gunshots

at the end of the peace rally

in Tel Aviv's Kings Square.

No one knows what

the prime minister's true condition is

but since he's

on the operating table...

we can assume

that Yitzhak Rabin is badly wounded.

There were gunshots in Kings Square

a few moments ago.

So far we know

that the prime minister was shot

and evacuated to Ichilov Hospital.

...his right foot into the car

and suddenly gunshots rang out.

- Was he hit?

- No. I saw that Rabin wasn't hit.

The prime minister was shot

in his upper torso but not his head.

His condition is critical but stable,

right, Smadar?

The good news is that

the prime minister's condition

is critical but stable.

I'm entering the station

with the suspect.

Hurry up. Bring him in.

Move it.

Who's running the registry?

- Who's running the registry?

- I'm here.

Stand up straight.

- Can I have this?

- Take it.

- What's your last name?

- Amir.

What?

Amir?

- First name?

- Yigal.

ID number?

023 789 42.

Where's the serial number of his gun?

His gun -

- Don't you know where it is?

- No, it was chaotic.

Where's the gun?

- I need the serial number.

- What do you mean, where's the gun?

- We don't know.

- Wait a minute.

- What's your father's name?

- Shlomo.

- What?

- Shlomo.

- Your mother's name?

- Geula.

Okay. Take him away.

- Any identifying marks or scars?

- No.

Tattoos?

Dentures?

Bring him to her.

Right hand, please.

- Can I have a man do this?

- No.

It's not your decision today.

Index finger.

Thumb.

Call Dr. Barbash, now.

What's your name?

- What's your name?

- Yigal Amir.

Empty his pockets, please.

Where's the gun?

Misha, the registrar?

Where's the gun?

Empty his pockets.

- He has side pockets. Skullcap.

- Here's his wallet.

- Can I have my skullcap, please?

- Search him again.

- My skullcap?

- No, you can't have it now.

Here is the report.

- Ten.

- Saliva tube.

Here we see the director

of Ichilov Hospital,

Professor Gabi Barbash.

What's the prime minister's condition?

He arrived at the hospital

immediately after the incident

with no pulse

and no blood pressure.

He was flatlining.

He was brought into the CPR room

and given a blood transfusion.

He was diagnosed with chest

and stomach wounds.

A drain was inserted

since the chest wound

is putting pressure on the lung.

In order to relieve the pressure,

a drain was inserted

and he's now being taken

to the operating room.

He's sustained

a multi-systemic wound,

large blood vessels

in the chest and stomach

as well as

a severe spinal column wound.

Take that scumbag to interrogation.

Bring him into the interrogation room.

No solid information yet,

we'll put this very cautiously

but it seems,

according to reliable sources,

Bar-Ilan University employees

have identified the assassin.

He's a young religious student

at Bar-Ilan University,

a law student.

Word is that his first name is Yigal

but I can't say for sure.

The man who shot the prime minister

is Yigal Amir,

a single 26-year-old

from Herzliya.

He's a member of Eyal,

a radical right-wing movement.

Hear, O Israel,

the Lord is our God -

Here at Ichilov Hospital, Haim,

it's pandemonium and panic.

Dozens of vehicles are barreling in

with sirens blasting.

Foreign Minister Shimon Peres,

President Weizmann,

the prime minister's wife,

Leah Rabin,

cabinet ministers, Knesset members,

defense force agents, secret service agents,

are constantly arriving,

and we're gathered

at the hospital entrance.

The police are keeping us at bay,

not letting us any closer,

pushing away the dozens of camera crews

from all over the world.

Everyone is distraught.

As we mentioned,

a Jewish vengeance organization

has taken responsibility for the attack,

in a beeper message

sent directly after the shooting,

the Jewish vengeance organization stated,

We missed this time,

but maybe we'll do better next time.

The government of Israel announces

in dismay,

in great sadness, and in deep sorrow,

the death of Prime Minister

and Defense Minister

Yitzhak Rabin,

who was shot by an assassin -

- Rabin is dead!

- tonight in Tel Aviv.

May his memory be blessed.

Eitan Haber has just announced

that Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin is dead.

More than that, Yaakov,

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