Majdi Rimawi claims he does not recognize authority of the court, says Israelis are "framing" him.
By ETGAR LEFKOVITSrehavam zeevi 224.88(photo credit: Courtesy: Knesset)
The Palestinian terrorist behind the assassination of Tourism Minister Rehavam Ze'evi was sentenced to life in prison and an additional 80 years by a Jerusalem court on Monday.
Majdi Rimawi, 43, a member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, was found responsible for planning Ze'evi's murder, and recruiting the operatives who carried out the 2001 attack at Jerusalem's Hyatt Hotel.
The court ruled that even if Rimawi did not carry out the attacks himself, he was fully responsible for their execution.
The prosecution voiced satisfaction with the verdict.
"This is one of the harshest sentences rendered in a case of this nature," said Oshrat Shoham of the Jerusalem District Prosecution.
In July, Rimawi was found guilty of conspiracy to commit murder, accessory to murder and membership in a terror organization.
Ze'evi was gunned down on October 17, 2001, as he returned to his room after breakfasting with his wife.
The cabinet minister, who had refused to be accompanied by a bodyguard, was fatally wounded in his head and neck and slumped to the floor, where he was discovered some minutes later by his wife, Yael.
Ze'evi was rushed to Hadassah-University Hospital at Ein Kerem in critical condition, and died of his wounds about two hours later.
The two assassins, who fled to the West Bank but were later seized in an IDF raid, are currently serving life terms in prison.
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