Dror Adani
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Dror Adani was convicted with Yigal Amir
and Hagai Amir
in conspiring to murder Israel Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin
. He was also convicted for conspiring to kill Arabs, illegal weapon production and illegal weapon possession.
At the time, Dror Adani studied at a yeshiva
in the Israeli West Bank
settlement Beit Hagai
. In his verdict it is mentioned that Adani turned to a rabbi
to receive an opinion that Yitzhak Rabin
can be killed under the din rodef halakhic law
, which allows for example abortion when a woman's life is in danger by her pregnancy. He received a negative response.
Dror Adani served his prison term in the Beersheba
prison Ohale Kedar. Throughout his sentence and his term he kept denying the charges of which he was convicted. In 2000 his request to be released after 2/3 of his prison term failed. Instead, he was released in July 2002 after completing his entire term. Upon his release he called himself the "Dreyfus
of 2000". He told the press he intended to get married and have children. He would keep away from politics in the future. In 2005 he lived in Petach Tikva and worked as an electrician.
Yigal Amir
Yigal Amir is the Israeli assassin of Prime Minister of Israel Yitzhak Rabin. The assassination took place on November 4, 1995 at the conclusion of a rally in Tel Aviv. Amir is currently serving a life sentence for murder plus six years for injuring Rabin's bodyguard, Yoram Rubin, under...
and Hagai Amir
Hagai Amir
Hagai Amir is the brother of Yigal Amir, the assassin of Yitzhak Rabin, who is serving a life sentence for his acts.Hagai Amir was convicted for conspiracy to murder Yitzhak Rabin and planning attacks against Palestinians, as well as for various weapons charges...
in conspiring to murder Israel Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin
Yitzhak Rabin
' was an Israeli politician, statesman and general. He was the fifth Prime Minister of Israel, serving two terms in office, 1974–77 and 1992 until his assassination in 1995....
. He was also convicted for conspiring to kill Arabs, illegal weapon production and illegal weapon possession.
At the time, Dror Adani studied at a yeshiva
Yeshiva
Yeshiva is a Jewish educational institution that focuses on the study of traditional religious texts, primarily the Talmud and Torah study. Study is usually done through daily shiurim and in study pairs called chavrutas...
in the Israeli West Bank
West Bank
The West Bank ) of the Jordan River is the landlocked geographical eastern part of the Palestinian territories located in Western Asia. To the west, north, and south, the West Bank shares borders with the state of Israel. To the east, across the Jordan River, lies the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan...
settlement Beit Hagai
Beit Hagai
Beit Hagai is an Israeli settlement located in the southern Hebron hills in the West Bank. The settlement population was 460 in 2004, according to a classified government document published by the Haaretz newspaper, and lies within the municipal jurisdiction of the Har Hebron Regional Council...
. In his verdict it is mentioned that Adani turned to a rabbi
Rabbi
In Judaism, a rabbi is a teacher of Torah. This title derives from the Hebrew word רבי , meaning "My Master" , which is the way a student would address a master of Torah...
to receive an opinion that Yitzhak Rabin
Yitzhak Rabin
' was an Israeli politician, statesman and general. He was the fifth Prime Minister of Israel, serving two terms in office, 1974–77 and 1992 until his assassination in 1995....
can be killed under the din rodef halakhic law
Halakha
Halakha — also transliterated Halocho , or Halacha — is the collective body of Jewish law, including biblical law and later talmudic and rabbinic law, as well as customs and traditions.Judaism classically draws no distinction in its laws between religious and ostensibly non-religious life; Jewish...
, which allows for example abortion when a woman's life is in danger by her pregnancy. He received a negative response.
Dror Adani served his prison term in the Beersheba
Beersheba
Beersheba is the largest city in the Negev desert of southern Israel. Often referred to as the "Capital of the Negev", it is the seventh-largest city in Israel with a population of 194,300....
prison Ohale Kedar. Throughout his sentence and his term he kept denying the charges of which he was convicted. In 2000 his request to be released after 2/3 of his prison term failed. Instead, he was released in July 2002 after completing his entire term. Upon his release he called himself the "Dreyfus
Alfred Dreyfus
Alfred Dreyfus was a French artillery officer of Jewish background whose trial and conviction in 1894 on charges of treason became one of the most tense political dramas in modern French and European history...
of 2000". He told the press he intended to get married and have children. He would keep away from politics in the future. In 2005 he lived in Petach Tikva and worked as an electrician.