Shomron resident Yaakov Teital, 39, admitted to the Jerusalem District Court on Monday, 7 Sivan 5772, that he murdered two Arabs and perpetrated other crimes such as placing a bomb at the home of Israel Prize recipient Prof. Ze’ev Sternhell.
Based on the reports filed by experts, Teital’s attorney will now tell the court his client was not responsible for his actions since he was deemed unfit to stand trial.
Teital told the court that while in the United States in May 1997, he made the decision to take revenge against Arabs for the terror attacks being perpetrated against Jews in Israel.
Other attacks attributed to Teital include:
- Sept. 25, 2009: Placing a bomb at the home of Prof. Ze’ev Sternhell in Jerusalem
- March 20, 2008: seriously injuring a member of a messianic family in Ariel
- June-July 2007: placing a bomb near a monastery in Beit Shemesh which left an Arab injured
- April 20, 2007: the placement of a bomb in front of the police station in Yishuv Eli
- March 1, 2003: Placing a bomb to target a family in the Arab village of Sinjel
- August 3, 1997: The murder of an Arab in the S. Chevron Hills area
- June 8, 1997: The murder of an Arab taxi driver
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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4 Responses
Was he acting on his own, or was he followed the advise of a Rav? He is a terrorist who is frum, or a “Frum Terrorist” (one who acts according to Daas Torah, even if others don’t accept his rebbe’s wisdom).
One should also note that apparently a list of unsolved crimes are being attributed to him, in good police “style” but one should be skeptical of “attributed to” unless the source is his lawyer.
Now are the times one wonders why ertetz yisroel saves capital punishment for selected individuals who have committed horific acts. He butchered both yidden and Palestinians. He doesn’t deserve to live.
His actions are no different from those of the Haganah, Etzel, and Lechi. The time will yet come when he will be recognised as a hero. John Brown was executed as a terrorist, but within a decade armies were marching in his name.
And no, he didn’t butcher any yidden.
There is a din in Shulchon Oruch of מורידין ולא מעלין