Lynching of Jews in Jerusalem: Victims to Receive 180,000 Shekels

The Jerusalem Magistrate's Court ordered the attackers of three Jews at the Western Wall to pay each victim 60,000 shekels, recognizing the attack as terrorism motivated by nationalism. The incident occurred in May 2021 during Operation Guardian of the Walls. The court established that the defendants attacked the victims upon seeing they were religious Jews.

The Jerusalem Magistrate's Court ruled on a civil lawsuit against participants in the lynching of three Jews near the Western Wall, ordering them to pay each victim 60,000 shekels — a total of 180,000 shekels. The court classified the attack as terrorism motivated by nationalism, establishing that the defendants attacked the victims upon seeing they were religious Jews. The incident occurred in May 2021 during Operation Guardian of the Walls, when riots broke out in Jerusalem. A mob of Arabs attacked Efraim Shahor, Barak Baruch, and Roi Zagu, who were traveling in a car to the Western Wall. The victims were rescued by police officer Amir Ben-Kiki, who fired three shots into the air. The ruling details the actions of the defendants, including a minor who threw stones and sprayed the victims with gas. The minor was sentenced to 20 months in prison, the adult to 40 months; both were ordered to pay 8,000 shekels to each victim. Attorney Haim Bleicher from the Honenu organization welcomed the decision.