Reports abound that Rabin murderer Yigal Amir and mother-of-four Larisa Trimbobler got married secretly two weeks ago. According to Ha'aretz, they married over the phone after obtaining halachic permission. Ma'ariv, which broke the story, claims he empowered his father to act as his emissary in this matter and take his place in the ceremony.
Yigal Amir is a despicable human being, who deserves to rot in jail for the rest of his life. It is painful for a nation still traumatized by what he did to watch him experience any joy. Such a wretched murderer certainly does not deserve any.
That being said, I do think that making him go through a farce in order to get married is completely uneccesary. His punishment is his prison sentence; I do not recall the judge's verdict saying anything about whether he can or cannot marry. Indeed, by Israeli law, all prisoners can marry.
I fully understand why the nation may like to make Amir the exception, and punish him further by denying him love, if that is what he's marrying for, and possibly children. Unfortunately, like it or not, this is not within their power, and the authorities should know better than to try. Just let him get on with it, and don't subject us to the details.
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