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A Jewish Israeli man was sentenced on Tuesday to 400 hours of community service and a $2,200 fine after participating in a group assault on a Palestinian returning home from work.
Daniel Cohen Shor was "convicted of his own admission in a plea bargain deal for the crime of aggravated battery," reported
Haaretz.
The Jerusalem District Court judge justified the light sentence "because of the man's personal circumstances and because he accepted responsibility for his actions".
Cohen Shor, along with five others, attacked a 45-year-old Palestinian - named only as "N." - as he returned home from work near Al-Walaja, south of Jerusalem.
The group threw stones at N., hitting him in the ribs and left ear, before beating him as he lay on the ground and racially abusing him.
N. required stitches in his ear and injuries to his back and leg and required medical treatment. He also suffers from post-traumatic stress and pain, the court was told.
Haaretz noted that "the trial of the other defendants involved in the incident is still underway", and "Cohen Shor is expected to testify against the others involved in the incident."
The paper reported that the judge called the acts carried out by the group of assailants "serious", and "carried out in various stages". Cohen Shor, specifically, "could have stopped at any stage but he chose to remain and participate".
But the judge also "accepted some of the defence's arguments", saying Cohen Shor was not charged with physically attacking N. or carrying out any specific actions, "but only as a member of the group".
Comment: More details from
Haaretz:
Daniel Cohen Shor was convicted of his own admission in a plea bargain deal for the crime of aggravated battery. He attacked, along with five others, N., a resident of the town of Walaja just south of Jerusalem who was on his way home from work. N., 45, works in the poultry coop in nearby Moshav Even Sapir.
The attackers tried to take hold of the donkey he was riding and when he objected, they threw a stone at him. He had a hard time breathing and after the group gathered around him they threw two more stones at him. One of the stones hit him in the ribs on the right side and the other stone hit his left ear.
The trial of the other defendants involved in the incident is still underway. Cohen Shor is expected to testify against the others involved in the incident.
Some of the group punched N. in the head and leg while he was lying on the ground while cursing him and calling him an "Arab son of a bitch," said the judge. N. required stitches in his ear and injuries to his back and leg and required medical treatment. He also suffers from post-traumatic stress and pain, the court was told.
At first, Cohen Shor denied the charges but a year ago he admitted to the acts in a plea bargain. The plea bargain did not include an agreement on the sentence. Prosecutors asked for a prison sentence of one to three years, while his lawyer said Cohen Shor did not instigate the attack and was just one of those involved
.
At 19, Shor gets a slap on the wrist for being party to a serious assault, while Palestinian Ahed Tamimi, 17, is sent to prison for eight months for merely slapping a fully-armed soldier after her brother was gravely wounded by an IOF rubber bullet. Hypocrisy much?
Ahed Tamimi 'plea bargain': 8 months in jail for slapping Israeli soldier
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At 19, Shor gets a slap on the wrist for being party to a serious assault, while Palestinian Ahed Tamimi, 17, is sent to prison for eight months for merely slapping a fully-armed soldier after her brother was gravely wounded by an IOF rubber bullet. Hypocrisy much?
Ahed Tamimi 'plea bargain': 8 months in jail for slapping Israeli soldier