Honenu Attorney Chayim Bleicher; Photo credit: Honenu
Thursday, September 25, 2025, 11:34 Four years ago, an Arab attacked a Jewish father and his son in the Old City of Jerusalem as they walked to prayers at the Western Wall. The assailant was arrested and sentenced to 180 hours of community service in criminal proceedings. The victims were also awarded compensation. Recently, Honenu Attorney Chayim Bleicher filed an NIS160,000 civil suit with the Jerusalem Magistrates Court against the Arab assailant on behalf of the victims.
In the statement of claim, Attorney Bleicher described the attack: “On Shabbat, October 16, 2021, the claimants walked through the Old City of Jerusalem toward the Western Wall. The defendant, who was walking in the opposite direction, noticed them and decided to attack them. Their motive was obviously antisemitic. When the claimants approached the defendant, he changed his path, walked toward them and intentionally slammed into one of the claimants’ shoulders. An altercation broke out between them during which the defendant punched and kicked the claimant. Additional Arab youths gathered at the site, some of whom joined the attack, and some of whom tried to stop it. When one of the claimants took out his cell phone to call the police, the defendant fled the scene. As he fled, he exchanged shirts with another youth to thwart the police and hinder his identification and apprehension.”
Attorney Bleicher issued a statement: “We will continue to use all legal means at our disposal to eradicate antisemitic violence and terror in the capital city of Israel. We expect the court to award the victims punitive compensation in addition to compensation for damages. A court ruling in favor of the claimants will help to create deterrence against acts of terror.”