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Yigal Amir (Hebrew: יגאל עמיר‎, born May 23, 1970) is the Israeli assassin of Prime Minister of Israel Yitzhak Rabin. The assassination took place November 4, 1995 at the conclusion of a rally in Tel Aviv. Amir is currently serving a life sentence for murder plus 14 years for conspiracy to murder Rabin on different occasions and for injuring Rabin's bodyguard, Yoram Rubin. Hebrew redirects here. ... is the 143rd day of the year (144th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jack Ruby murdered the assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, in a very public manner. ... The Prime Minister of Israel (Hebrew: ×¨××© ×”×ž×ž×©×œ×”, Rosh HaMemshala, lit. ... For other persons named Rabin, see Rabin (disambiguation). ... Assassin and Assassins redirect here. ... is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see Demonstration. ... Tel-Aviv was founded on empty dunes north of the existing city of Jaffa. ... Life imprisonment is a term used for a particular kind of sentence of imprisonment. ... In the criminal law, a conspiracy is an agreement between natural persons to break the law at some time in the future, and, in some cases, with at least one overt act in furtherance of that agreement. ... Injury is damage or harm caused to the structure or function of the body caused by an outside agent or force, which may be physical or chemical. ... Bodyguards of Viktor Yushchenko (far left) after leaving Gdansk city hall. ... Yoram Rubin was one of the bodyguards of Yitzhak Rabin, when Rabin was murdered by Yigal Amir. ...

Biography

Yigal Amir was born to an Orthodox Jewish family in Herzliya, Israel. His mother, Geula, a kindergarten teacher, and his father, Shlomo, a rabbi, immigrated to Israel from Yemen. He attended a Haredi elementary school and a high school yeshiva, and then joined the Israel Defense Forces as a Hesder student, combining army training in the Golani Brigade with religious study at Yeshivat Kerem B'Yavneh. Orthodox Judaism is the formulation of Judaism that adheres to a relatively strict interpretation and application of the laws and ethics first canonised in the Talmudic texts (Oral Torah) and as subsequently developed and applied by the later authorities known as the Gaonim, Rishonim, and Acharonim. ... Ben-GÅ«ryÅn Avenue in the centre of HerzliyyÄh, facing north towards SÅkÅlÅv Street (1998) Herzliya (in Hebrew: ×”Ö¶×¨Ö°×¦Ö°×œÖ´×™Ö¸Ö¼×”, without Niqqud: ×”×¨×¦×œ×™×™×”, commonly pronounced in Hebrew as Hertseliya) is a city in Israel, on the central coastal strip in the south of the Sharon region, just north... Haredi or chareidi Judaism is the most theologically conservative form of Orthodox Judaism. ... This article is about the Jewish male educational system. ... Emblem of the IDF The Israel Defense Forces are part of the Israeli Security Forces. ... Hesder (in Hebrew: arrangement; or Yeshivat Hesder ×™×©×™×‘×ª ×”×¡×“×¨) is an Israeli yeshiva program which combines advanced Talmudic studies with military service in the Israel Defense Forces. ... The Golani Brigade ×—×˜×™×‘×ª ×’×•×œ× ×™ (aka. ... Yeshivat Kerem BYavneh is a major yeshiva in Israel near the city of Ashdod and adjacent to the Kibbutz Kvutzat Yavne. ...

Amir was a law student at Bar-Ilan University and a right-wing radical who had strenuously opposed Rabin's signing of the Oslo Accords. During his studies at Bar-Ilan University, he was active in organizing protest rallies. ^{[citation needed]} Bar-Ilan University (BIU, ××•× ×™×‘×¨×¡×™×˜×ª ×‘×¨-××™×œ×Ÿ) is a university in Ramat Gan, Israel. ... â€œRight wingâ€ redirects here. ... Yitzhak Rabin, Bill Clinton, and Yasser Arafat during the Oslo Accords on September 13, 1993. ...

During his years as an activist, Amir became friendly with Avishai Raviv, to whom he revealed his plan to kill Rabin. While Raviv posed as a right-wing extremist, he was working for the Shabak, the Israeli secret service. The truth came out when Raviv was brought to trial in 2000 for failing to prevent the assassination of Rabin. Raviv was acquitted on all counts. Nevertheless, controversial assassination conspiracy theories have prevailed. This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Rabin is a Hebrew surname. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not include all significant viewpoints. ... Rabin is a Hebrew surname. ... Yitzhak Rabin assassination conspiracy theories arose almost immediately following the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin, the Israeli Prime Minister, on November 4, 1995. ...

The assassination and aftermath

On November 4, 1995, after a demonstration held in support of the Oslo Accords, held in Tel Aviv's "Kings of Israel Square" (Kikar Malkhey Yisrael כיכר מלכי ישראל, now "Rabin Square" - Kikar Rabin כיכר רבין), Amir awaited Rabin in the parking lot adjacent the square, close to Rabin's official limousine, where he shot Rabin twice with a Beretta 84F semi-automatic pistol in .380 ACP caliber. During the act, Amir also injured Yoram Rubin, a security guard, with another shot. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1240x929, 267 KB) Summary Rabin Square and the City Hall in view to the north Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1240x929, 267 KB) Summary Rabin Square and the City Hall in view to the north Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free... Rabin Square and the City Hall Rabin Square which is named after the late assassinated Prime Minister of Israel Yitzhak Rabin, is a large square in central Tel Aviv. ... Tel-Aviv was founded on empty dunes north of the existing city of Jaffa. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (929x686, 308 KB) Summary Hebrew Wikipedia For more information, please see: http://he. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (929x686, 308 KB) Summary Hebrew Wikipedia For more information, please see: http://he. ... Site of the rally before the assassination: Rabin Square and Tel Aviv City Hall during the day. ... is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Rabin Square and the City Hall Rabin Square which is named after the late assassinated Prime Minister of Israel Yitzhak Rabin, is a large square in central Tel Aviv. ... Logo of Pietro Beretta This article is about a firearm manufacturer; for the car, see Chevrolet Beretta. ... Yugoslavian 9 mm Kratak (9 mm Short) cartridges, FMJ. The . ... Yoram Rubin was one of the bodyguards of Yitzhak Rabin, when Rabin was murdered by Yigal Amir. ...

According to the court Yigal Amir's brother, Hagai Amir, and his friend Dror Adani, were his accomplices in the assassination plan. Amir had attempted to assassinate Rabin twice throughout 1995, but those plans fell through moments before implementation. ^[1] Hagai Amir is the brother and complice of Yigal Amir, who was the assassin of Yitzhak Rabin. ... Dror Adani was convicted with Yigal Amir and Hagai Amir in conspiring to murder Israel Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. ...

Amir was caught at the scene. Upon hearing that Yitzhak Rabin was dead, Amir told the police he was "satisfied". ^[2] Although pleading guilty, Amir was put on trial for the assassination which lasted from January 23 to March 27, 1996. Despite attempts to defend his actions of killing Rabin on religious grounds, he was found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment plus six additional years in prison for injuring Rubin. In the verdict, the three judges wrote: is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 86th day of the year (87th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ...

In a later trial, Amir was sentenced to an additional 5 years (and after an appeal on behalf of the State, 8 years) for conspiring to commit the assassination with his brother Hagai Amir and Dror Adani. All of the sentences were cumulative.

Amir was held in isolation in Be'er Sheva Prison, and moved to Ayalon Prison in 2003. His appeals of both sentences were rejected. Subsequently, a law was passed by the Knesset barring the pardon by the President of Israel for any assassin of a prime minister. Amir has never expressed regret for his actions. Look up isolation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Hebrew (Standard) BÉ™Ê¼er Å Ã©vaÊ» Arabic Ø¨ÙØ¦Ù’Ø±Ù’ Ø§ÙŽÙ„Ù’Ø³ÙŽØ¨Ù’Ø¹Ù’ ( ) Name Meaning Well of the Oath(see also) Government City Also Spelled Beer Sheva (officially) District South Population 185,500 (Metro 531,000) (2005) Jurisdiction 54,000 dunams (54 kmÂ²) Mayor Yaacov Turner Beersheba (Hebrew romanization Beer Sheva), the largest city in the... Type Unicameral Speaker of the Knesset Dalia Itzik, Kadima since May 4, 2006 Deputy Speaker Majalli Wahabi, Kadima since May 4, 2006 Members 120 Political groups Kadima Labour-Meimad Shas Likud Last elections March 28, 2006 Meeting place Knesset, Jerusalem, Israel Web site www. ... For the Breton religious festivals, see Pardon (ceremony). ... The President of the State of Israel (â€Ž, Nesi HaMedina, lit. ...

Amir's act has been condemned by Bar-Ilan University and by the vast majority of Israeli politicians from the right wing.

In 2007 Amir family and the "Committee for Democracy" campaign to release Yigal and Hagai Amir. Their campaign includes stickers, posters and a short film.

Marriage

While in prison, Amir became engaged to Larisa Trembovler. Amir had met her years ago, when he was a teacher of Judaism sent by Israel to educate Russian Jews. Larisa first started to visit Amir in jail with her husband. Yigal and Larisa began exchanging letters and speaking on the phone, after she expressed ideological support for him. She left her husband and academic career because of her public personal ties with Amir. Larisa Trembovler (Russian: Ð›Ð°Ñ€Ð¸ÑÐ° Ð¢Ñ€ÐµÐ¼Ð±Ð¾Ð²Ð»ÐµÑ€ Hebrew: ×œ×¨×™×¡×” ×˜×¨×™×ž×‘×•×‘×œ×¨, sometimes written as Larissa Trimbobler in the English media) is the wife of Yigal Amir, the convicted murderer of Prime Minister of Israel Yitzhak Rabin who is currently serving a life sentence. ... Larisa Trembovler (Russian: Ð›Ð°Ñ€Ð¸ÑÐ° Ð¢Ñ€ÐµÐ¼Ð±Ð¾Ð²Ð»ÐµÑ€ Hebrew: ×œ×¨×™×¡×” ×˜×¨×™×ž×‘×•×‘×œ×¨, sometimes written as Larissa Trimbobler in the English media) is the wife of Yigal Amir, the convicted murderer of Prime Minister of Israel Yitzhak Rabin who is currently serving a life sentence. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The vast territories of the Russian Empire at one time hosted the largest Jewish population in the world. ...

After her divorce, Amir requested to marry Larisa and to receive the privilege to conjugally unite with his intended wife. In January 2004, the Israel Prison Service announced that it would prohibit Amir from marrying in jail and in April 2004, and the Tel Aviv District Court upheld the decision. However, in August 2004 Yigal Amir and Larisa married outside Israeli official channels according to Jewish law, by giving his father "power of attorney" to transfer a wedding ring to his bride. In July 2005 their marriage was validated by a Rabbinical court, but not by the Israeli Ministry of the Interior. The prison administration issued a statement saying that its policy on "conjugal visits" would not change. In February 2006 Attorney General Menachem Mazuz had ordered the Interior Ministry to register Amir and Larissa as a married couple in response to a petition filed by Larisa. In the United States, a conjugal visit is a scheduled visit during which an inmate of a penal institution is permitted to have sexual intercourse with a visitor in a closely controlled setting. ... The Israel Prison Service (Hebrew: ×©×™×¨×•×ª ×‘×ª×™ ×”×¡×•×”×¨, Sherut Batei HaSohar), commonly known by its acronym, Shabas, is the Israeli prison service. ... Tel-Aviv was founded on empty dunes north of the existing city of Jaffa. ... Halakha (Hebrew: ×”×œ×›×”; also transliterated as Halakhah, Halacha, Halakhot and Halachah with pronunciation emphasis on the third syllable, kha), is the collective corpus of Jewish religious law, including biblical law (the 613 mitzvot) and later talmudic and rabbinic law as well as customs and traditions. ... A power of attorney or letter of attorney in common law systems or mandate in civil law systems is an authorization to act on someone elses behalf in a legal or business matter. ... A beth din (×‘×™×ª ×“×™×Ÿ, Hebrew: house of judgment, plural battei din) is a rabbinical court of Judaism. ... A conjugal visit is a scheduled visit during which an inmate of a penal institution is permitted to have sexual intercourse with a visitor in a closely controlled setting. ... Menachem Mazuz (Hebrew: ×ž× ×—× ×ž×–×•×–) (born 1955) is an Israeli jurist, who currently serves as Israels Attorney General. ...

In late August 2005 Amir applied to the prison authorities to allow him and his new wife to conceive a child through in vitro fertilisation. In March 2006 the Israeli Prison Service allowed Amir by his petition to have a child with his wife through artificial insemination. The Service was to study how this process would be conducted without Amir leaving the prison. A week later it reported that Amir was caught when he tried to give his wife a previously prepared plastic bag with semen^[4]; the visit was ended. ^[5] ^[6]. After the incident, a disciplinary tribunal denied him visits for 30 days and phone calls for 14 days. He was fined NIS 100 (then US $21). When the treatments were withheld due to a petition by several members of Knesset, Yigal Amir refused to eat. After being warned that hunger strikes were a violation of prison regulations, he was stripped of his privileges, including phone and visitation rights. ^[7] For the Inter-Varsity Fellowship, see Universities and Colleges Christian Fellowship. ... AIH redirects here. ... Horse semen being collected for breeding purposes. ... Type Unicameral Speaker of the Knesset Dalia Itzik, Kadima since May 4, 2006 Deputy Speaker Majalli Wahabi, Kadima since May 4, 2006 Members 120 Political groups Kadima Labour-Meimad Shas Likud Last elections March 28, 2006 Meeting place Knesset, Jerusalem, Israel Web site www. ... A hunger strike is a method of non-violent resistance in which participants fast as an act of political protest or to achieve a goal such as a policy change. ...

Up until October 20, 2006 the Shabak security service had opposed unsupervised visits. ^[8] Four days later, Amir was allowed a 10-hour-long conjugal visit with Larisa. Five months later it was reported that Larisa was pregnant, ^[9] and on October 28, 2007 she gave birth to a son: Yinon Elia Shalom (ינון אליה שלום). The brit milah took place in Rimonim prison on November 4, 2007 after Amir's appeal to the district court to be present at his son's brit was accepted.^[10] Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 Ã— 1200 pixel, file size: 595 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Terrorists murderers are being released (Marwan Barghouti pictured on top) Why arent they? (being released) Free Yigal and Hagai Amir! (Yigal pictured on left... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 Ã— 1200 pixel, file size: 595 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Terrorists murderers are being released (Marwan Barghouti pictured on top) Why arent they? (being released) Free Yigal and Hagai Amir! (Yigal pictured on left... Hagai Amir is the brother and complice of Yigal Amir, who was the assassin of Yitzhak Rabin. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not include all significant viewpoints. ... In the United States, a conjugal visit is a scheduled visit during which an inmate of a penal institution is permitted to have sexual intercourse with a visitor in a closely controlled setting. ... is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Set of implements used in the performance of brit milah, displayed in the GÃ¶ttingen city museum Brit milah (Hebrew: [bÉ™rÄ«t mÄ«lÄ] literally: covenant [of] circumcision), also berit milah (Sephardi), bris milah (Ashkenazi pronunciation) or bris (Yiddish) is a religious ceremony within Judaism to welcome infant Jewish... is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

References

Legal documents

Footnotes

^ Israeli President Vows Never Pardon Assassin(CRIENGLISH)
^ 'I have no regrets' Law student confesses to killing Rabin(CNN)
^ Excerpts of Yigal Amir Sentencing Decision (mfa.gov.il)
^ Tapes catch Amir smuggling sperm(The Jerusalem Post)
^ Tapes catch Amir smuggling sperm (The Jerusalem Post)
^ Jailed Rabin killer tries to smuggle sperm (Middle East Times)
^ Yigal Amir refused fertilization; refuses food(The Jerusalem Post)
^ Rabin killer Amir to begin conjugal visit (Haaretz)
^ Rabin assassin to be father (The Sydney Morning Herald)
^ Rabin assassin Yigal Amir's son circumcised in tent on prison grounds (Haaretz)

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