"No nationalist motive": Lenient indictment against East Jerusalem resident who threatened to carry out an attack in Ma'ale Adumim

Police filed a lenient indictment against an East Jerusalem resident, including only charges of threats and possession of a knife, after he threatened to carry out an attack at the entrance to Ma'ale Adumim, waved a knife, and said he "wants to be a martyr and die." The defendant, a resident of Al-Eizariya in his 20s, was arrested after a quick search by police and Border Police. During the search, a knife and a glass cup with nails and paper were seized.

Police filed a lenient indictment against an East Jerusalem resident, including only charges of threats and possession of a knife, after he threatened to carry out an attack at the entrance to the city of Ma'ale Adumim. According to the indictment, the defendant approached a business in the area with his face covered, and when asked what he was doing, began to threaten: "Stay away from me. I want to commit suicide, carry out an attack, and be a terrorist," pulled out a knife, waved it at the complainant, and said he "wants to be a martyr and die." The defendant, a resident of Al-Eizariya in his 20s, was arrested after a quick search by police officers from the Ma'ale Adumim station and Border Police fighters from the Otef Jerusalem unit. During a search of his belongings, a knife and a glass cup with nails and paper were seized. The indictment was filed by the prosecution unit of the Judea and Samaria District Police, emphasizing that there is no nationalist motive.