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		The assassin of former prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, Yigal Amir. (Archives)

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Court upholds ruling to let Rabin assassin hold son's bris in jail

By Ofra Edelman, Haaretz Correspondent and Haaretz Service

tags: Yigal Amir, Rabin assassin

The High Court of Justice upheld a decision on Friday permitting Yigal Amir to hold his son's bris at Rimonim Prison, where he is serving a life sentence for assassinating former prime minister Yitzhak Rabin.

Justices rejected three petitions against the decision, backing the Tel Aviv District Court's ruling that allowed the Jewish rite to be held behind bars in order for Amir to participate in the event.

In its petition, the 4th of November Group made up of Labor party members and non-affiliated citizens argued Amir should not be allowed to attend his son's circumcision as it send a wrong message to his supporters.

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"Amir is an idol to some and should not be allowed to celebrate," said public relations guru Rani Rahav, a member of the group. He added that there is no way of verifying that the child is indeed Amir's son.

Attorney General Menachem Mazuz decided Thursday not to petition the decision.

The Tel Aviv District Court ruled earlier that day that Amir will not be allowed to leave prison for the circumcision ceremony of his newborn son, which is scheduled to take place on Sunday, the 12th anniversary of the assassination. However, it said the ceremony could take place in the prison where he is held.

Although he is held in isolation, Amir has been permitted conjugal visits over the past year with his wife, Larissa Trimbobler, whom he married while in prison. The boy was born last Sunday, and according to Jewish tradition, a healthy Jewish male is circumcised eight days after his birth.

Circumcision is a major event in a Jewish boy's life, and Amir - who in the past 12 years has left prison only to appear in court - asked for dispensation to attend the ceremony.

A Tel Aviv judge ruled that while some convicted murderers are allowed furlough to attend their sons' circumcisions - or brit milah - the extraordinary gravity of Amir's crime made him ineligible. But he overrode the Israel Prison Service's opposition to allowing the ceremony to take place in the jail in central Israel where he is held, saying there was no legal basis to prevent Amir from holding the ceremony.

The court ruled further that Amir must not be allowed to leave the prison as he poses a real and immediate threat to the security of the state, to the public and to himself. Amir, attended the hearing, declined to answer questions from the media or say anything.

His lawyer said Amir was bound to remain silent in accordance with a court order he had signed. "If he could speak, he might have said he was opposed to violence, and regretted killing the prime minister," attorney Shmuel Casper said.

Attorney General Menachem Mazuz said he would not apeal to the High Court of Justice to overturn the Tel Aviv District Court's ruling to allow Amir to attend the bris.

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1.	enough already	10:23	\|	Jewish State	02/11/07

2.	Disgrace	10:47	\|	L	02/11/07

3.	monster	10:51	\|	Ethan	02/11/07

4.	PALESTINAN PRISONERS (UNJUSTLY) DON`T ENJOY THE SAME PREVILGES...	11:03	\|	TrippleJump	02/11/07

5.	Lighten up already	11:09	\|	קובי	02/11/07

6.	Igal Amir "bris"	11:14	\|	Damboviteanu	02/11/07

7.	Where are the true values?	11:49	\|	Mike	02/11/07

8.	#2 Disgrace - L - TA	12:07	\|	NP	02/11/07

9.	The public relations guru	12:22	\|	Charles Star	02/11/07

10.	Justice	12:33	\|	Antony	02/11/07

11.	Take the child into care	12:44	\|	Linda Baharier	02/11/07

12.	Human rights...	12:59	\|	Attila	02/11/07

13.	and what message might that be?	14:23	\|	Jon	02/11/07

14.	@9, charles star.	14:38	\|	vladimir	02/11/07

15.	CAPITAL PUNISHMENT TO YGAL AMIR	14:55	\|	Justice seeker	02/11/07

16.	Tripppple	14:57	\|	Israeli	02/11/07

17.	Releasing Barghouti Would Send A Negative Message..	15:12	\|	Ben Israel	02/11/07

18.	Congratulations to the SHABAK!	15:14	\|	Ben Israel	02/11/07

19.	who really killed pm rabin?	15:29	\|	JACO	02/11/07

20.	High Court: Shameful, Digusting Decision	15:43	\|	Albert	02/11/07

21.	To No.5	15:50	\|	Shaul	02/11/07

22.	Genital Mutilation allowed under Israeli Law by jailed assassin	16:16	\|	POP	02/11/07

23.	Shaul #21	16:28	\|	קובי	02/11/07

24.	Albert #20	16:30	\|	קובי	02/11/07

25.	TO #21	16:34	\|	HESH	02/11/07

26.	Father at Brit	17:13	\|	Sceptic	02/11/07

27.	RABIN WAS NO SAINT - REMEMBER THE ALTALENA	17:13	\|	Sid Emess	02/11/07

28.	RELEASE IGAL AMIR NOW	17:49	\|	noel	02/11/07

29.	This Guy Doesn`t Deserve Any Attention	18:05	\|	Yosemite	02/11/07

30.	November 4	18:08	\|	Eva	02/11/07

31.	AMIR MELEH OF ISRAEL	18:23	\|	ACO SHUMADINAC	02/11/07

32.	the whole problem started with conjugal visits	18:45	\|	leucippe	02/11/07

33.	To # 31	19:28	\|	Benny	02/11/07

34.	to # 28	19:30	\|	Benny	02/11/07

35.	Re # 18 You are mistaken	21:02	\|	Meir Weinstein	02/11/07

36.	The poor kid	21:21	\|	Peter	02/11/07

37.	#22 POP ; on circumcision	22:47	\|	Alicia	02/11/07

38.	Amir and Brit Milah	23:46	\|	C	02/11/07

39.	A Nation of Laws or Personal Opinions?	23:56	\|	Yoram	02/11/07

40.	#11Linda Baharier. You mean something like...	00:48	\|	Maureen Ann	03/11/07

41.	It is a must eye opener.	04:36	\|	Moshe	03/11/07

42.	#3, Ethan...I agree with you completely...	06:55	\|	Silvienne	03/11/07

43.	#29, Yosemite...	06:57	\|	Silvienne	03/11/07

44.	Israel law...	09:07	\|	S	03/11/07

45.	#35`s despicable comments from the GALUT	10:26	\|	Ari ben Yisrael	03/11/07

46.	Is it something in the water in Toronto Canada?	10:32	\|	Ari ben Yisrael	03/11/07

47.	Don`t worry sane ISRAELIS	10:36	\|	Ari ben Yisrael	03/11/07

48.	DAHMER TPP	23:58	\|	Arik Silverman	03/11/07

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