Yigal Amir
Yigal Amir | |
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יגאל עמיר | |
Amir on November 30, 1995, 26 days after assassinating Yitzhak Rabin | |
| Born | May 31, 1970 Herzliya, Israel |
| Known for | Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin |
| Criminal status | Incarcerated |
| Spouse | Larisa Trembovler |
| Children | Yinon Amir |
| Motive | Far-right extremism Rabin signing the Oslo Accords |
| Convictions | Murder Conspiracy to commit murder Aggravated injury |
| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment plus 14 years |
| Details | |
| Date | November 4, 1995 9:30 p.m. |
| Locations | Rabin Square, Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Killed | Yitzhak Rabin |
| Injured | Yoram Rubin |
| Weapon | Beretta 84F semi-automatic pistol |
Yigal Amir (born May 31, 1970) is an Israeli murderer who assassinated the incumbent prime minister of Israel, Yitzhak Rabin, on November 4, 1995, at the conclusion of a rally in Tel Aviv, Israel. At the time of the murder, he was a law student at Bar-Ilan University. Amir is serving a life sentence for murder plus six years for injuring Rabin's bodyguard.
Numerous radical right-wing Israeli organisations have carried out campaigns for Amir's release. The Shin Bet security service has assessed that Amir remains a threat to national security. The Knesset passed a law preventing the president of Israel from pardoning the assassin of a prime minister.