▁than ▁ 2 ▁years , ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁The ▁three ▁life ▁sentences ▁were ▁controvers ial ly ▁comm uted ▁three ▁times ▁by ▁then - Pres ident ▁Cha im ▁Herzog , ▁finally ▁to ▁ 1 0 ▁years , ▁and ▁with ▁time ▁off ▁for ▁good ▁behavior , ▁they ▁were ▁released ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁and ▁ha iled ▁as ▁" h ero es " ▁by ▁leaders ▁of ▁the ▁G ush ▁Em un im ▁movement . ▁Major ▁Re hav am ▁Ze ' e vi ▁was ▁killed ▁by ▁a ▁Palest in ian ▁terror ist ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁while ▁Sh a ul ▁N ir ▁was ▁shot ▁and ▁crit ically ▁wounded ▁in ▁a ▁drive - by ▁attack ▁on ▁ 9 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁Jewish ▁Under ground ▁caused ▁a ▁r ift ▁in ▁G ush ▁Em un im . ▁The ▁existence ▁of ▁a ▁violent ▁under ground ▁had , ▁until ▁the ▁mass ▁arr ests , ▁been ▁dismiss ed ▁by ▁most ▁G ush ▁Em un im ▁members ▁as ▁false hood ▁circul ated ▁by ▁Peace ▁Now ▁to ▁dis cred it ▁the ▁movement . ▁Re ports ▁from ▁the ▁terror ists ' ▁release ▁suggest ▁trem end ous ▁support ▁for ▁them ▁by ▁their ▁fellow ▁sett lers . ▁However , ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁Israel is ▁condem ned ▁the ▁Under ground ' s ▁un prov oked ▁killing ▁of ▁innoc ent ▁civ ili ans ▁and ▁cont empt ▁for ▁sec ular ▁law . ▁ ▁After math ▁Ye h uda ▁Et