Israeli Prison Service Tightens Security Measures for Yigal Amir, Rabin's Assassin

The Israeli Prison Service has imposed stricter security conditions on Yigal Amir, the assassin of former Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. Under the new protocol, Amir will now be shackled by both his hands and feet whenever he is outside his cell within the prison grounds. This move marks an unusual escalation in his detention conditions.

Following the announcement, signs calling for Amir's complete release were put up at the Hemed Interchange. Protest activist Yaya Pink arrived at the site, removed these signs, and replaced them with a banner reading, "We will not forget and we will not forgive, 4.11.95. Jewish terror is not my Judaism."

Pink reported that he clashed with supporters of Amir during the removal of the original signs. He stated, "I came to the Hemed Interchange and tore down the signs calling for Yigal Amir's release. A few scratches and chokes from Amir's activists will not deter me." He further emphasized the seriousness of the threat, referencing the November 4, 1995 assassination as a lasting lesson and declaring a refusal to abandon public spaces to extremist influence.