MK Avi Dichter: Yigal Amir should have gotten death penalty

Former Shin Bet chief, MK Avi Dichter (Kadima) said that while he objects to the implementation of capital punishment in Israel, "the first case that warranted the death penalty in Israel was Adolf Eichmann, while the second case is that of Yigal Amir.

"It was not only an attempt to murder a prime minister, but an attempt to murder democracy itself," he said. (Ilana Curiel)