It seems she and her former husband were immediately
struck by Amir
as soon as she heard the
news that he had shot Rabin. "What particularly affected us was the
atmosphere after the murder," she said. "All these images of Yigal
Amir with the caption ‘monster’…
this whole demonisation campaign got out of proportion."
Ms
Trimbobler began writing to Amir. She and her husband applied for permission
to visit Amir in prison. Mr
Vinicov’s application was rejected, and Ms Trimbobler began to visit Amir
alone, bringing him philosophy
books.
She said that Amir did not accept that his killing of Rabin was murder, but
considered it a "targeted
killing" – the phrase the Israeli military prefers for its own assassinations
of Palestinian militants, and one calculated to enrage Israeli
public opinion when used about Rabin’s death.
Ms Trimbobler divorced her former husband six months ago. Her
lawyer said that the divorce had nothing to do with Amir.
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