A proposal to rename a major traffic intersection Yitzhak Rabin Square is before the Los Angeles City Council.
City Councilman Joel Wachs, who made the motion for the name change, said the slain Israeli prime minister was “beloved not just by the great majority of his nation’s people, but by people around the world who desire peace and oppose ceaseless warfare, racial and religious hatred and terrorism.”
Rabin Square is slated for the intersection of two major traffic arteries in the Studio City neighborhood of the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The site is near Universal Studios, one of the city’s biggest tourist attractions.
A copy of the motion is to be sent to Rabin’s widow, Leah Rabin, so that “we can convey to the entire Rabin family” how much “grief we feel over their loss,” Wachs said.
A formal dedication ceremony is planned for January, after expected approval by the full council.
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