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'''Yigal Amir''' (born 23rd May 1970) is an Israeli right-wing extremist responsible for the assassination of Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin in Tel Aviv. He was motivated by his opposition to the terms of Rabin's peace treaty with [[Yasser Arafat]].

~~== Assassination ==~~

'''Yigal Amir''' (May 23<sup>rd</sup>, 1970 - ) is an Israeli right-wing extremist responsible for the assassination of [https://real-life-heroes.fandom.com/wiki/Yitzhak_Rabin Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin] in Tel Aviv. He was motivated by his opposition to the terms of Rabin's peace treaty with [[Yasser Arafat]].

~~On 4th November 1995~~, ~~Amir waited in a car park near where Rabin was talking to demonstrators protesting his treaty~~. ~~As Rabin left, Amir stepped out and fired three shots at Rabin~~. ~~Two of the bullets hit~~ Rabin~~, and another wounded his bodyguard Yoram Rubin~~. ~~Amir~~ was ~~immediately subdued~~ by Rabin's ~~bodyguards, whereas Rabin was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he died on the operating table after 40 minutes~~.

== Trial ==

==Assassination==

On November 4<sup>th</sup>, 1995, Amir waited in a car park near where Rabin was talking to demonstrators protesting his treaty. As Rabin left, Amir stepped out and fired three shots at Rabin. Two of the bullets hit Rabin, and another wounded his bodyguard Yoram Rubin. Amir was immediately subdued by Rabin's bodyguards, whereas Rabin was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he died on the operating table after 40 minutes.

==Trial==

Amir and his two accomplices, [[Dror Adani]] and his brother [[Hagai Amir|Hagai]], were put on trial for the assassination. Due to Amir's insistence that he was following the will of God, he was given a psychiatric evaluation, which determined that he was simply a fanatic, and not a maniac. Amir pleaded that the killing was in accordance with Jewish law, but was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment, plus six years for wounding Rubin. He was also later sentenced to an additional eight years for conspiracy.

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-'''Yigal Amir''' (born 23rd May 1970) is an Israeli right-wing extremist responsible for the assassination of Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin in Tel Aviv. He was motivated by his opposition to the terms of Rabin's peace treaty with [[Yasser Arafat]].
-== Assassination ==
+'''Yigal Amir''' (May 23<sup>rd</sup>, 1970 - ) is an Israeli right-wing extremist responsible for the assassination of [https://real-life-heroes.fandom.com/wiki/Yitzhak_Rabin Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin] in Tel Aviv. He was motivated by his opposition to the terms of Rabin's peace treaty with [[Yasser Arafat]].
-On 4th November 1995, Amir waited in a car park near where Rabin was talking to demonstrators protesting his treaty. As Rabin left, Amir stepped out and fired three shots at Rabin. Two of the bullets hit Rabin, and another wounded his bodyguard Yoram Rubin. Amir was immediately subdued by Rabin's bodyguards, whereas Rabin was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he died on the operating table after 40 minutes.
-== Trial ==
+==Assassination==
+On November 4<sup>th</sup>, 1995, Amir waited in a car park near where Rabin was talking to demonstrators protesting his treaty. As Rabin left, Amir stepped out and fired three shots at Rabin. Two of the bullets hit Rabin, and another wounded his bodyguard Yoram Rubin. Amir was immediately subdued by Rabin's bodyguards, whereas Rabin was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he died on the operating table after 40 minutes.
+==Trial==
 Amir and his two accomplices, [[Dror Adani]] and his brother [[Hagai Amir|Hagai]], were put on trial for the assassination. Due to Amir's insistence that he was following the will of God, he was given a psychiatric evaluation, which determined that he was simply a fanatic, and not a maniac. Amir pleaded that the killing was in accordance with Jewish law, but was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment, plus six years for wounding Rubin. He was also later sentenced to an additional eight years for conspiracy.