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NEWS
3.5 Years Behind Bars for Desecrating Sifrei Kodesh and
Torching Sukkah
By G. Lazer and Yechiel Sever
The Haifa District Court sentenced a 20-year-old resident to
three-and-a-half years in prison and a one-year deferred
sentence for torching a succah alongside a beis
knesses, destroying sifrei kodesh and spray-
painting graffiti. The accused confessed to six counts of
assault and destruction of property.
The judge said he believed the acts were not perpetrated due
to racism but rather behavioral disturbances under the
influence of drugs. The court said the defendant's acts
offended religious sensibilities and created a public
disturbance.
The court ruling noted the severity of the transgressions
lies in the very act of crimes such as arson, exposing the
public to a present danger and the racist comments that
accompanied the acts.
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