Rabin’s Killer, 2 Others Sentenced
A judge sentenced Yigal Amir and two others to prison Thursday for plotting attacks on Arabs and the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin--an act Amir said he lamented not accomplishing sooner.
“These sons of evil sat and planned and meticulously explored how to murder a man because they didn’t approve of his policies and goals,” said Amnon Strashnov, chief judge of the Tel Aviv District Court. As he left the courtroom, Amir, a 26-year-old Orthodox Jew, shouted: “The law of God!”
Amir, already serving life plus six years for Rabin’s murder, was given an additional five years for conspiring to attack Palestinians.
Amir’s brother Hagai was sentenced to 12 years in prison on weapons charges and for plotting to kill Rabin and attack Arabs. The Amirs’ friend, Dror Adani, was sentenced to seven years.
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