With Margalit Har-Shefi sitting in prison for \"failing to prevent\" the assassination of Yitzchak Rabin, the trial of Avishai Raviv on similar charges has once again been postponed. Rabin was assassinated five and a half years ago, and the original indictment was handed down in April 1999, yet only two sessions of the trial have ever been held. MK Benny Elon said that it is hard to understand the reasons for this, but hinted that the GSS and the State Prosecution are working together against holding the trial. \"For instance,\" Elon told Arutz-7, \"Raviv\'s lawyer, who asked for the latest postponement, is Eitan Peleg - a long-time GSS agent who was the one to file suit against the journalist who first revealed Raviv\'s GSS codename.\" Many feel that Raviv\'s pre-assassination actions make him liable for prosecution not only for not preventing Rabin\'s death, but also for encouraging it. \"I have nothing against Raviv,\" Elon said. \"I am interested in his trial being held so that once and for all he will open his mouth and tell us what really happened in this story.\"
Following several delays and re-schedulings, yesterday became just the latest scheduled court date to find itself canceled. Arutz-7\'s Adir Zik recounts the history:
\"Attorney-General Elyakim Rubenstein announced that he would hand down the indictment in November \'98. It was finally handed down only in April \'99, with the first session scheduled for July. This date was pushed off until September, then was pushed off again, and the first session was on Oct 3, \'99. The next session was to take place over two months later, in December, but was pushed off until Feb 22, 2000…\" Between then and now there was exactly one more session; another one was supposed to have been in February of this year, but that was pushed off until yesterday, at which time it was again postponed.
Following several delays and re-schedulings, yesterday became just the latest scheduled court date to find itself canceled. Arutz-7\'s Adir Zik recounts the history:
\"Attorney-General Elyakim Rubenstein announced that he would hand down the indictment in November \'98. It was finally handed down only in April \'99, with the first session scheduled for July. This date was pushed off until September, then was pushed off again, and the first session was on Oct 3, \'99. The next session was to take place over two months later, in December, but was pushed off until Feb 22, 2000…\" Between then and now there was exactly one more session; another one was supposed to have been in February of this year, but that was pushed off until yesterday, at which time it was again postponed.