Question

The Rabbi once said:
“Rabin’s murder does not seem to me more severe than any other murder. On the contrary, here at least there was an idealistic motive at the root of the murder, rather than a self-interested one, as is common in other murders driven by money or power, or by anger in a romantic context, or because someone took your parking spot, or any other ‘lofty’ motive, or just plain evil for its own sake. In my opinion Yigal Amir was mistaken and even committed a grave act, but at least he did something that, to the best of his judgment, was lofty and for the public good, and of course he was prepared to pay the full personal price for it (after all, it was clear to him that he would not come out of it alive and would not himself benefit from the fruits of his act). So in what way is he worse than other murderers?”
Does the Rabbi say this about terrorists as well?
And if not, what is the difference? After all, it seems that they meet all the criteria in the Rabbi’s statement…