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Halamish terror attack

Illustrative: Gallows (CristiNistor/iStock)
November 16, 2018, 1:39 am
As Knesset advances death penalty bill, Israel at UN joins calls to end practice
Jerusalem one of 123 nations voting for resolution hailing the ‘possibility of moving away from capital punishment through domestic decision-making’
By Raphael Ahren
Israeli security forces at the scene of a stabbing attack in the West Bank settlement of Adam, July 26, 2018 (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
July 27, 2018, 2:25 am
Authorities probing if Adam settlement attacker linked to Halamish stabber
Mayor of Palestinian town where both terrorists are from says he doesn’t know of any social connection, but IDF says incidents bear similarities
By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
Omar al-Abed (c) smiles in the Judea Military Court ahead of his sentencing on February 15, 2018 for the murders of Yosef, Elad, and Chaya Salomon. (Courtesy)
February 15, 2018, 11:59 am
4 life sentences for terrorist who killed Salomon family of Halamish
Military court judges discuss death penalty for Omar al-Abed, but ultimately rule against it, call for 19-year-old ‘not to be released in any future deal’
By Jacob Magid
Yael Shevach (L), the wife of Raziel Shevach who was gunned-down in a January 9 terror attack near the Havat Gilad outpost consoles Miriam Ben-Gal, the wife of Itamar Ben-Gal, who was stabbed to death in a February 5 terror attack. Photo taken at Ben-Gal home on February 6, 2018. In the middle is Miriam's grandmother Esther. (Courtesy)
February 6, 2018, 8:10 pm
Husbands murdered weeks apart, West Bank widows lament their common bond
Yael Shevach makes condolence visit to Miriam Ben-Gal, whose husband Itamar was stabbed to death in Ariel terror attack
By Jacob Magid
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman, at the Knesset on October 24, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)
January 3, 2018, 5:40 pm
With PM’s blessing, Knesset advances bill for death penalty for terrorists
Citing case where killer ‘laughed’ as he butchered Israelis, PM says in ‘extreme’ attacks, terrorists ‘will be executed’
By Marissa Newman
Deputy Minister Michael Oren at the Knesset, June 27, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel)
December 30, 2017, 2:25 am
Michael Oren says IDF should ‘shoot to kill’ suspected terrorists
Former Israeli ambassador to the US makes call for extrajudicial killing while tweeting about terrorist convicted of murdering 3 Israelis in a July attack at settlement of Halamish
By JTA
Omar al-Abed (center) is brought to the courtroom for his trial at the Ofer military court near the West Bank city of Ramallah on August 17, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 27, 2017, 12:53 pm
Family fumes as prosecutor won’t seek death for convicted Halamish killer
Salomon relatives say they were ‘toyed with’ after Liberman called on judges to ‘show courage’ but admitted he had no right to tell them what to do
By Jacob Magid
Illustrative: A Queen's Park Rangers fan is ejected from a game against Tottenham Hotspur for waving a Palestinian flag. (screen capture:YouTube/Nick Cresner)
December 9, 2017, 8:35 am
London soccer club hosts relatives of Israelis killed in terrorist attacks
Tottenham Hotspur has been frequently targeted with anti-Semitic chants because it is perceived to have a large Jewish fan base
By JTA
US President Donald Trump's special Middle East peace envoy Jason Greenblatt hosts Michal Salomon and her five children and father at the White House, November 2017. Salomon's husband, father-in-law and sister-in-law were murdered in a July stabbing attack at their home in the West Bank settlement of Halamish. (Via Twitter)
November 15, 2017, 6:01 am
In White House, Israeli widow laments payout to family of her husband’s killer
Halamish stabbing survivor Michal Salomon ‘expresses dismay’ to US administration over expected Palestinian Authority stipend
By Eric Cortellessa
The sealing of the first floor of 19-year-old Omar al-Abed, the perpetrator of the deadly terror attack in the settlement of Halamish on July 21, 2017, in the northern West Bank village of Kobar, August 16, 2017. (Israel Defense Forces)
October 25, 2017, 10:14 pm
Terror victims’ family petitions for terrorist’s entire home to be razed
While IDF already sealed first floor of Omar al-Abed’s home, Salomons of Halamish appeal after five of his relatives were convicted of failing to prevent attack
By Jacob Magid
ZAKA emergency response members are seen in the settlement of Halamish, July 22, 2017, a day after a Palestinian terrorist stabbed to death three members of the Salomon family there (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)
October 2, 2017, 3:14 pm
Army probe points to failings that enabled brutal Halamish terror attack
IDF commanders, private security personnel censured for not carrying out required duties; army calls for stronger protocols, better equipment
By Judah Ari Gross
Israeli police clash with Palestinian protesters during a protest against metal detectors that were placed at gates to the Temple Mount, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on July 19, 2017 (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)
September 10, 2017, 5:28 pm
Shin Bet: Temple Mount crisis sparked huge increase in terrorist activity
Nadav Argaman says security service received three times more warnings of attacks in July than in June, warns West Bank still ‘fragile’
By Judah Ari Gross
(L-R) Yosef, Elad and Chaya Salomon who were stabbed to death by a Palestinian terrorist in the Halamish settlement on July 21, 2017. (Courtesy)
August 30, 2017, 10:55 pm
Israel arrests Palestinian wedding singer who glorified Halamish attack
‘Hey you, who asks about real men, you will find them in Kobar,’ goes the song, referring to Omar al-Abed’s home town
By AFP and ToI Staff
Omar Al-Abed, in handcuffs, is brought to a courtroom for his trial at the Israel's Ofer military court near the West Bank city of Ramallah on August 17, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 27, 2017, 9:30 pm
Military court convicts Halamish terrorist’s family for not turning him in
Five relatives jailed after judges rule they knew Omar al-Abed planned to carry out attack, failed to prevent it
By Judah Ari Gross
Omar Al-Abed, in handcuffs, is brought to a courtroom for his trial at the Israel's Ofer military court near the West Bank city of Ramallah on August 17, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 24, 2017, 4:16 pm
Halamish terrorist chose home because he heard laughter – indictment
Military prosecution files 10 charges against Omar al-Abed, including 3 of murder and 2 of attempted murder
By Jacob Magid
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