Monday, January 19, 2004

Israel: the mind boggles

Yigal Amir, the murderer of Yitzhak Rabin, wants to get married while serving his prison term. Everybody is pissed off. WTF? If Israel allows all other prisoners to get married and have conjugal visits, why should the murderer of the prime minister be an exception?

The really funny part is the bride. From a Haaretz article:

"Amir's bride-to-be, Larisa Trimbobler, is an ultra-Orthodox new immigrant from the former Soviet Union, a doctor of philosophy and the mother of four children.

Several days ago, Amir and Trimbobler informed their families they wanted to wed.

The two began exchanging letters and speaking on the phone one year ago, based on Trimbobler's ideological support for the convicted murderer. Trimbobler was married when she first met Amir, and subsequently divorced so she would be able to marry him."

The mind boggles.

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