Miriam Oren

Footage of Miriam Oren's eye-witness account of the Yitzhak Rabin assassination was shown numerous times on the fateful night of November 4, 1995. But once Rabin's death was announced, it vanished.

This week, it was made available to the public via the internet for the first time in 11 years.

Miriam Oren of Ramat Gan was the director of a department in the Na'amat women's movement. She was on stage with Prime Minister Rabin during the Tel Aviv demonstration and escorted him to his car where convicted assassin Yigal Amir waited.

Miriam Oren on stage with Prime Minister Rabin

She emphatically stated again and again to Israel TV that Rabin was not hit:

Oren: "…Suddenly shots were heard and…"

TV: "Was Rabin injured?"

Oren: "Rabin was not wounded. I saw that Rabin was not wounded… Yes, there were shots. They pushed him [Amir] up against the wall, and Rabin's car sped out of here… I was standing very close to Rabin's car. Rabin put one foot in the car, and we heard shots. Rabin's car sped away."

TV: "Was Rabin wounded?"

Oren: "Rabin was not wounded. [Shaking her head] Rabin was not wounded. Rabin was not wounded.

TV: "Was he wounded?"

Oren: "No! No, I saw that he was not wounded."

TV: "How far were you from him?"

Oren: "I was one meter away."