Rabin assassin "influenced by rhetoric of rightwing politicians"

[villager]

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Amir, 43, who is serving a life sentence, was able to speak on the phone to reporters from the privately-run Channel 2 and Channel 10 without the prison service's knowledge in recent weeks.

Following the uproar, Channel 2 announced it cancelled its plans to broadcast the interview, according to local media. Channel 10 was still set to air the comments on Friday evening.

Amir told Channel 10 his act was influenced by the rhetoric of right-wing politicians and generals, including former prime minister Ariel Sharon and former army chief of staff Rafael Eitan, whom he said made it clear the 1993 Oslo agreement "would lead to disaster."

Amir has never expressed any remorse for the killing.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081031/wl_mideast_afp/mideastisraelmediarabinassassin

[LeftishBrit]

1. Amir is, let's just say, one of the people I detest the most, and has caused incredible harm

Unfortunately, there are too many of his kind in the world.