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Wednesday, July 1, 2026
Political activist Yaya Fink tears down sign calling for release of Yigal Amir, clashes with supporter of assassin
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIn a video, political activist Yaya Fink is seen clashing with a far-right supporter of Yigal Amir, the assassin of late prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, and removing a sign the man hung over the Hemed Interchange near Jerusalem calling for Amir’s release from prison.
“Shame on you!” he repeatedly tells the man and a woman helping him as he tussles with them and tears down the sign.
יאיא פינק התעמת פיזית עם תולה השלט ׳משחררים את יגאל עמיר׳ במחלף עין חמד, קרע אותו ותלה במקום: ״לא נשכח ולא נסלח 4.11.95״.
בתגובה פעיל עם חולצת ״לשחרר את יגאל עמיר״ תקף את פינק.הרקע לתליית השלט דווקא היום- לא ברור pic.twitter.com/bxqWnGLE0Z
— דורון בלוך (@doronbloch) June 30, 2026
Fink, who is running for a spot on The Democrats party’s slate for the Knesset, later says in a statement: “I arrived at the Hemed Interchange and tore down the signs calling for the release of Yigal Amir. A few scratches and being grabbed by Yigal Amir activists won’t deter me.”
He asserts that if the right wins the coming election, “Yigal Amir will be released. Don’t say it’s impossible. They’ll stop at nothing.”
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