Herzog Denounces Calls to Free Rabin's Assassin on 31st Anniversary
Summarized from i24NEWS English by baba
Israel commemorated the 31st anniversary of former Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin's assassination on Thursday. President Isaac Herzog condemned calls for the release of assassin Yigal Amir and denounced death threats against political leaders. Herzog stated that Rabin's killer should remain imprisoned for life. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not attend the memorial events.
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- President Isaac Herzog condemned calls for the release of Yigal Amir, the assassin of former Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.
- Israel marked the 31st anniversary of Rabin's assassination, which occurred on November 4, 1995.
- Herzog stated that Rabin's assassin should serve his full life sentence without pardon or sentence reduction.
- The President also denounced ongoing death threats against Israeli political leaders, especially on social media.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was absent from the memorial ceremonies.
- Rabin was assassinated by an extremist opposed to the Oslo peace accords.
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