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Vilan. Saving face
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MK Vilan to advertisers: Say no to Yigal Amir campaign
Campaign initiated by rightist Committee for Democracy organization looks for sponsors for movie depicting Rabin killer's life. 'Common sense, decency demand you refuse to cooperate with this insane notion,' Meretz MK says in letter to advertisers
Knesset Member Avshalom Vilan (Meretz-Yahad) on Sunday called on Israel's leading advertising companies to refuse to take part in the campaign calling for the release of former Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin's killer, Yigal Amir.
The film is to depict Amir's life starting in his childhood and leading up to his assassination of former Prime Minister Rabin.
Vilan's call came after the extreme right organization The Committee for Democracy announced it was producing a film staring Amir, as part of a campaign calling for his parole from prison.
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"Common sense and decency demand you refuse to cooperate with this insane notion. I call on you to leave this a fringe campaign and to refuse taking part in it, no matter what monetary offer you receive," wrote Vilan.
Vilan, who initiated the bill assuring that whoever takes a prime minister's life would be sentenced to life imprisonment without parole, also said he "hopes we will all come together as a society to stop this shameful act."
Talking to Ynet, Vilan said he hoped the advertising agencies would be able to look beyond the bottom line this time and "help us all to save face."
