Palestinian Terrorist Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Jerusalem Attack
Pictured Above: A view of Jerusalem. Credit: Berthold Werner via Wikimedia Commons.
(JNS) The Jerusalem District Court on Tuesday sentenced 20-year-old Palestinian terrorist Morad Rajbi to 15 years in prison for wounding two Israelis in an October 2016 attack.
The terrorist confessed to attempted murder as part of a plea bargain. He was also ordered to pay NIS 30,000 ($8,500) to the Jewish victims of the attack, Yaakov Lomega and Vadim Blakitzki.
On Oct. 19 last year, the terrorist rammed his motorcycle into Lomega before exiting the vehicle and attacking Blakitzki with a kitchen knife.
The terrorist had no prior criminal record. His defense argued that the attack was not nationalistically motivated because the terrorist suffered from depression and suicidal tendencies related to domestic abuse.
See the latest articles
Photo Editor who Resigned from CNN Over Anti-Semitic Tweets Apologizes
- Blink CPR Training Saves Lives in the Blink of an Eye
- SBH Midnight Festival Fundraiser Surpasses Expectations of Both Guests and Planners
- Photo Editor who Resigned from CNN Over Anti-Semitic Tweets Apologizes
- Roman Abramovich donates to combat climate-change effects in Negev Desert
- DSN Beach Club Groundbreaking Ceremony Draws in Large Crowd and Immense Excitement
- Make Your Voice Heard: Say No to Plan that will Transform NY Yeshivas!
- Heralds of Hope: Tikvot Fundraiser an Extraordinary Success
- Report: Israeli Intel Foiled 50 Terror Attacks in 20 Countries
- Trump Vows that US Sanctions on Iran will be ‘Increased Substantially’
- US Coast Guard Suspends Search for Virginia Rabbi in Waters in Effort to Aid Student
