Abstract
This Article discusses attempts by religiously motivated killers to justify their actions on the basis that they acted in defense of others. It first explores the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin by Yigal Amir. Anir argued the rodef defense-in other words, that he acted in defense of Israeli Jews who were endangered by the Middle East peace process. The Article then discusses the American defense-of-others justification; it compares Amir with Americans who kill those working at abortion clinics and then claim the same defense. The Article concludes with an explanation of why such defenses should not and do not succeed.
How to Cite
39 Ariz. L. Rev. 1161 (1997)
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