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Prime minister Yitzhak Rabin's assassin, Yigal Amir. (Olivier Fitoussi/BauBau)
Last update - 17:21 23/10/2007
Rightists to launch campaign to free Rabin assassin Yigal Amir
By Haaretz Service
Tags: Rabin, Israel, release 

A rightwing group plans to launch a campaign next week calling for the release of prime minister Yitzhak Rabin's assassin, Yigal Amir, Army Radio reported Thursday.

Residents of the Tel Aviv area and southern Sharon region largely identified with Israel's left are expected to receive pamphlets from the group emblazoned with doves and olive branches calling for Amir's release.

"A time for peace, a time for reconciliation -it's about time to release Yigal Amir," the pamphlets will read.
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Campaign organizers will cite instances like the shortening of the sentences of the Israeli Arab killers of Jewish youth Danny Katz and the talk of freeing Fatah militant Marwan Barghouti from prison, saying Amir should be treated equally.

A reportedly costly video clip said to be featuring a number of public figures in support of Amir's release is currently in the making.

The assassination took place on November 4th, 1995 at the end of a peace rally in Tel Aviv. Yigal Amir fired three shots at Rabin, fatally wounding the then prime minister
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  1.   AMIR IS A SECRET POLICE AGENT,HE COVERED UP THE ASSACINATION,NOW 15:20  |  VOICE))) 11/10/07
  2.   Devil Inspired 15:37  |  Double Click 11/10/07
  3.   Rabin assassin 15:42  |  Tom 11/10/07
  4.   Let him rot 16:04  |  Jeremiah 11/10/07
  5.   Why not? 16:13  |  Moderate fella 11/10/07
  6.   Why not? 16:13  |  Moderate fella 11/10/07
  7.   Don`t set him free. 16:19  |  Fortuna Benmayor 11/10/07
  8.   Now we know who are the assassins! 16:24  |  X 11/10/07
  9.   this is disgusting 16:26  |  rationality 11/10/07
  10.   The murderer already got his punishment by being with LARISSA TRE 16:29  |  X 11/10/07
  11.   Free him! 16:30  |  David Weinberg 11/10/07
  12.   One better, rather than setting him free, have him share his cell 16:31  |  Jacob Blues 11/10/07
  13.   Maybe a wrong date? 16:42  |  Rafael Pinhas 11/10/07
  14.   Please don`t let me free 16:52  |  Yigal Amir 11/10/07
  15.   date 17:02  |  Russ 11/10/07
  16.   Haven`t learnt anything 17:05  |  mike 11/10/07
  17.   One lifetime not long enough 17:08  |  Leon 11/10/07
  18.   Rightists to launch campaign to free Rabin assassin Yigal Amir 17:08  |  Stuart Cornberg 11/10/07
  19.   Yigal Amir nr. 11 17:20  |  peter 11/10/07
  20.   Haaretz got the date wrong 17:24  |  Y Tansil 11/10/07
  21.   free him ? 17:35  |  Antony 11/10/07
  22.   1995 17:38  |  Barry 11/10/07
  23.   So if you`re religious you can murder and get a following..? 17:45  |  mea 11/10/07
  24.   This has nothing to do with right vs left 17:59  |  Gili 11/10/07
  25.   Don`t free Palestinians, but free Jews? 18:01  |  Neil 11/10/07
  26.   Haaretz service again? 18:05  |  Jack 11/10/07
  27.   Forget him and throw away the keys. 18:21  |  john 11/10/07
  28.   Let Marwan and Amir decide... 18:27  |  Maimon 11/10/07
  29.   to all bashers of am ir 18:28  |  vladimir 11/10/07
  30.   To #11, David Weinberg 18:29  |  Mike 11/10/07
  31.   The right are as usual right. Free this tzadik 18:32  |  Dr Levy 11/10/07
  32.   to all bashers of amir, p2 18:37  |  vladimir 11/10/07
  33.   Free a Killer with Blood on his hands, OK! 18:38  |  Ari 11/10/07
  34.   My full support .. 18:40  |  SA 11/10/07
  35.   Was Rabin a traitor? - Yes, he unlawfully talked to PLO enemy 18:42  |  The Law`s the Law 11/10/07
  36.   Amir should convert to Islam & join PLO: Then he will be freed 18:43  |  Dudu 11/10/07
  37.   Rabin was a muderer of Holocaust survivors 18:50  |  Rabbo 11/10/07
  38.   #34 SA 19:10  |  j.b 11/10/07
  39.   Ultimate crime 19:23  |  Esther 11/10/07
  40.   The whole affair stinks:Who was a security supremo then? Carmi Gi 19:27  |  Absolute Sweden 11/10/07
  41.   Your own Pollard Lobby 19:31  |  W 11/10/07
  42.   RABINS MURDERE 19:56  |  J. Gross 11/10/07
  43.   Shame!! 20:11  |  ERSB 11/10/07
  44.   Barghouti`s Release 20:29  |  Jesse 11/10/07
  45.   #31 Dr Levy the euthanist 20:31  |  Boycott 11/10/07
  46.   @37,rabbo. thanks for information, never heard about 20:32  |  vladimir 11/10/07
  47.   Sounds reasonable but... 20:48  |  Mark Hamil 11/10/07
  48.   SA nr 34 21:32  |  Toya 11/10/07
  49.   Yigal 21:39  |  Avi 11/10/07
  50.   Yes, make him President! 21:46  |  Andreas 11/10/07
  51.   Amir-the fallen branch 21:48  |  Danny Epi Chorus 11/10/07
  52.   if Amir killed Sharon, would they ask for his freedom? 22:06  |  chris 11/10/07
  53.   Leftists - you can`t oppose this and support Barghouti`s release 22:10  |  Barry 11/10/07
  54.   #3 Tom - Amsterdam `Altalena Affair" 22:34  |  * BEN JABO 11/10/07
  55.   #33 Ari Colorodo 22:39  |  * BEN JABO 11/10/07
  56.   #38 j.b. Netanya 22:41  |  * BEN JABO 11/10/07
  57.   #46 Vladimir 22:43  |  * BEN JABO 11/10/07
  58.   Innocent 22:55  |  dave 11/10/07
  59.   Why?? He is a cold blooded murderer!!! 23:03  |  Aaron 11/10/07
  60.   to # 11 23:23  |  Nano 11/10/07
  61.   assasin 23:32  |  Frank 11/10/07
  62.   A LIFE FOR A LIFE - ISN`T THAT IN THE BIBLE 23:34  |  Haya 11/10/07
  63.   To Jeremiah 00:18  |  Angel 12/10/07
  64.   @54, ben jabo, i am not talking about altalena 00:54  |  vladimir 12/10/07
  65.   @49, chris. definitely yes. 00:55  |  vladimir 12/10/07
  66.   Free Amir? 01:11  |  Charles Star 12/10/07
  67.   Re #54 01:11  |  Esther 12/10/07
  68.   why rightists? 01:14  |  Prof. Dan Shapira 12/10/07
  69.   BEN JABO. Now it is clear 01:19  |  arsecrack 12/10/07
  70.   Rightists to launch campaign to free RABIN assassin Yigal Amir 01:44  |  Jani 12/10/07
  71.   THIS MAN SHOULD BE SET FREE IMMEDIATELY! 01:59  |  PalestniansAreA Myth 12/10/07
  72.   Olmert be warned 02:17  |  Refugee 12/10/07
  73.   The God Given Right 02:19  |  Mark Lincoln