Honor killing in the West Bank: A slight twist and a light sentence
Posted: 28 Apr 2011 07:53 AM PDT
Firas Press reports that a West Bank man who murdered his daughter for "honor" has been sentenced to eight years in prison.
His sentence was reduced from life imprisonment because he is older and the head of a large family, as well as (if I am interpreting it correctly) his "fury" showed that it was a real honor crime, a crime of passion and not just an ordinary murder.
One twist: Not only did he kill his daughter because of his suspicion that she was involved with a man who was not her husband, but he also thought that she was involved in giving intelligence to Israel!
I'm not sure if that was a factor in the light sentence, though.
Showing posts with label West Bank. Show all posts
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Friday, March 11, 2011
Jewish Family of Five Slaughtered on West Bank
ITAMAR, West Bank – A Palestinian infiltrated a Jewish West Bank [Judea and Sumaria] settlement early Saturday and killed five people, the Israeli military said.
Israeli media is reporting that the dead are all members of the same family — parents and three children. The family — including an 11-year-old, a 3-year-old and an infant — was all stabbed in their sleep, the YNet website reported.
The military says it is sweeping the area in search of the perpetrator and has set up checkpoints throughout the West Bank. It has instructed all residents to stay in their homes during the extensive sweeps.
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The attack took place in the middle of the night against a religious community on the Jewish Sabbath.
The attack was reminiscent of a similar one against Itamar in June 2002, during the height of the violent Palestinian [Muslim] uprising, when a gunmen burst into the home of a family and opened fire.
The mother of the family and three of her children were murdered. Another two children were seriously injured and a local security official was shot to death as he tried to help.
Atlas Shrugs
Israeli media is reporting that the dead are all members of the same family — parents and three children. The family — including an 11-year-old, a 3-year-old and an infant — was all stabbed in their sleep, the YNet website reported.
The military says it is sweeping the area in search of the perpetrator and has set up checkpoints throughout the West Bank. It has instructed all residents to stay in their homes during the extensive sweeps.
[....]
The attack took place in the middle of the night against a religious community on the Jewish Sabbath.
The attack was reminiscent of a similar one against Itamar in June 2002, during the height of the violent Palestinian [Muslim] uprising, when a gunmen burst into the home of a family and opened fire.
The mother of the family and three of her children were murdered. Another two children were seriously injured and a local security official was shot to death as he tried to help.
Atlas Shrugs
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