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Honenu Attorney Chayim Bleicher; Photo credit: Honenu
Monday, September 9, 2024, 14:22 In late July, Arab youths attacked two Jewish youths with rocks and pepper spray in the French Hill neighborhood of Jerusalem. After the attack, the assailants escaped to the adjacent Isawiya neighborhood. Honenu Attorney Chayim Bleicher wrote a letter to the police demanding that they locate the assailants and put them on trial. Recently, he was informed that a suspect has been arrested and indicted.
In his letter, Attorney Bleicher described the attack: “My client and his friend were returning home from synagogue when at some point they noticed four Arab youths about 16 years of age, one of whom was known to my client from the neighborhood. The Arab youths approached the Jewish youths and asked them for the time and they answered. After that, the Arab youths asked them, ‘How old are you?’ They replied ‘15’. Then one of the assailants took out pepper spray and without any provocation sprayed the Jewish youths in their eyes and face at point-blank range. Afterward, another assailant picked up a large rock and hurled it at them. Fortunately, the rock hit a nearby car and did not cause them bodily injury. The assailants hurriedly escaped to the adjacent Isawiya neighborhood.”
Attorney Bleicher commented on the decision: “We welcome the indictment and will follow this case until justice is served to the assailants. We will demand a stiff penalty to deter antisemitic Islamist terrorists. Although many of these terrorists have Israeli citizenship, they take every opportunity to attack loyal Israeli citizens.”