Dror Adani () was convicted with

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and Hagai Amir in conspiring to murder Israeli Prime Minister

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. He was also convicted for conspiring to attack

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, illegal weapon production, and illegal weapon possession. At the time, Dror Adani studied at a

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in the Israeli

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Beit Hagai. In his verdict, it is mentioned that Adani turned to a

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to receive an opinion that

can be killed under the '' din rodef'' halakhic law - which allows, for example, abortion when a woman's life is in danger by her pregnancy. He received a negative response. Dror Adani served his prison term in the

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prison Ohale Kedar. Throughout his sentence and his term, he kept denying the charges of which he was convicted. In 2000, his request to be released after 2/3 of his prison term failed. Instead, he was released in July 2002 after completing his entire term. Upon his release, he called himself the " Dreyfus of 2000". He told the press he intended to get married and have children. He would keep away from politics in the future. In 2005, he lived in

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and worked as an electrician.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Adani, Dror Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Israeli electricians Israeli prisoners and detainees Israeli Orthodox Jews People from Petah Tikva Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin 20th-century Israeli criminals People convicted of illegal possession of weapons Prisoners and detainees of Israel