Case file · Witch trials
Pulsa diNura against Rabin
In October 1995 far-right activists performed a 'lashes of fire' curse ceremony outside Yitzhak Rabin's Jerusalem residence; Rabin was assassinated a month later.
1995 CE · 31.78, 35.21 · status: official
The account
The ceremony was broadcast on Israeli television. Rabbis note that Pulsa diNura has no basis in classical Jewish law. A similar ceremony was performed against Ariel Sharon in 2005.
The sceptical view
Rabin was killed by a gunman, Yigal Amir; the curse matters as a sign of the incitement of the time.