Mr. Speaker, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was cut down by an assassin's bullets minutes after making a speech at a huge peace rally. Mr. Rabin's assassination is first and foremost an attempt to derail the peace process in the Middle East. His murderer thought that, by killing the messenger, he would quash all the efforts made in the past several years to find a peaceful solution to the problems in this troubled area.
However, the demise of this great man will not succeed in crushing the hope for peace that inspires the people of Israel. There is no doubt that peace will come to the Middle East, and no crime, however repugnant, will prevent this. At this time of great sorrow, Israelis can count on the support and sympathy of Canadians. We, too, are resolutely committed to peace.