Forgetting the purpose of the event – to memorialize the slain premier – Yair Lapid proceeded, instead, to tout his motley coalition’s “victory.”
His lawyer, Yoram Sheftel, told N12 that “the hour had come to free Yigal Amir.”
MK Heba Yazbak was disqualified because of statements supporting terrorism and terrorists, while Labor faction chairman Itzik Shmuli the only purpose of the Free Trial party was to free Yigal Amir.
Amir, the man convicted of assassinating former prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, has never been granted a furlough during his 25 years of incarceration.
It appears that the lines of opposition within Israeli society are getting thicker with time, a trend that does not bode well.
The activities planned for this year will be under the theme of "Unity and Cooperation."
Rivlin will light a large memorial candle in accordance with Jewish tradition of lighting candles in memory of the dead.
Renewal to include graffiti preserved from the time of the murder • the target audience for these tours are children and teens
Every democracy has its redlines, and support for terrorism crosses the Israeli version.
Yigal Amir’s wife: Disqualify Labor-Meretz leaders
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