The High Court approves the demolition of the homes of two Palestinian terrorists who carried out a deadly attack at the Jaffa Gate in Jerusalem in December 2015.
Anan Abu Habsah and Issa Assaf, both 21 and both from the West Bank village of Qalandiya, stabbed Rabbi Reuben Birmajer as he left the Old City. A second Israeli fatality, Ofer Ben Ari, 46, was hit by police fire during the ensuing chaos. Both later died of their wounds.
The judges reject an appeal against the demolition presented by the terrorists’ families, Israel Radio says. The families had argued that there was no need for further punishment as both terrorists were killed during the attack.
The court also rejects the claim that the house demolitions discriminate between Arabs and Jews.
The demolitions will take place within five days, the court rules.
Israeli security personnel at the scene where two Palestinian stabbed three Israelis at the Old City’s Jaffa Gate in Jerusalem on December 23, 2015. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
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