Lod District Court

A man shows a picture of 18-month-old Palestinian toddler Ali Saad Dawabsha, who died when his family house was set on fire by alleged Jewish extremists in the West Bank village of Duma, on July 31, 2015. (AFP/Jaafar Ashtiyeh)

July 15, 2018, 11:57 am

Supreme Court okays release of suspected accomplice in Duma firebombing

19-year-old suspected of planning 2015 terror attack that killed Palestinian couple and their infant child to be freed after judge rejects prosecution's appeal

By Jacob Magid

A Palestinian police member inspects the damage inside a burned-out house belonging to a key witness to an arson attack last year by Jewish extremists that killed a Palestinian family, in the West Bank village of Duma, after fire broke out in the home in the early hours of March 20, 2016. (AFP/Jaafar Ashtiyeh)

July 12, 2018, 1:28 pm

Court releases alleged accomplice in Duma terror attack to house arrest

Move follows panel's decision to quash confessions tortured out of suspect, a minor at time of crime; judge grants 4-day stay, giving prosecution chance to appeal to Supreme Court

By Jacob Magid

Illustrative: A right-wing Jewish activist holds a sign reading, "Do not torture me" outside the Duma terror attack trial in Petah Tikva on December 28, 2015. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)

June 21, 2018, 8:37 am

In quashing Duma confessions given under duress, did court prohibit torture?

Despite judges' desire to limit scope of decision, conclusion that interrogation methods used by Shin Bet 'severely violated' far-right Jewish suspects' rights deemed unprecedented

By Jacob Magid

Israeli supporters of the two Jewish suspected in the arson attack that killed a Palestinian toddler and his parents, demonstrate outside of a Lod court, on June 19, 2018. AFP / AHMAD GHARABLI)

June 19, 2018, 9:09 pm

Jewish extremists taunt ‘Ali’s on the grill’ at slain toddler’s relatives

Two dozen far-right protesters shout outside courtroom in support of Duma terror attack perpetrators; relatives slam police for letting abusive chorus continue unabated

By Jacob Magid

Niv Nehemia, who was seriously wounded in a stabbing attack at a supermarket in Yavne on August 2, 2017, arrives to hear the sentencing of the terrorist who stabbed him, given at Lod District Court, on June 19, 2018. (Roy Alima/Flash90)

June 19, 2018, 7:08 pm

Palestinian sentenced to 22.5 years for supermarket attack

Verdict reached after Yatta resident Ismail Abu Aram confessed to 2017 terror stabbing in which Yavneh store manager was critically injured

By TOI staff

Hussein Dawabsha, center, grandfather of a Palestinian toddler who was burned to death with his parents at their family home, stands with Israeli parliament members Ayman Odeh, left, and Ahmad Tibi, during the trial of the two Jewish men suspected of carrying out the attack, on June 19, 2018 at a court in the town of Lod. AFP / AHMAD GHARABLI)

June 19, 2018, 5:47 pm

Court quashes minor’s confession extracted under duress in Duma terror case

Prosecution suffers major blow in case against teen accused of helping plan firebombing, but confession of adult suspect after torture by interrogators largely ruled admissible

By Jacob Magid

June 19, 2018, 12:18 pm

Amid torture claims, court to rule on use of confessions in Jewish terror trial

Decision regarding admissions by 2 suspects, allegedly made under duress, comes nearly 3 years after firebomb attack that killed 3 members of Palestinian family in village of Duma

By Jacob Magid

Gabi Korsonsky (Hadashot news screenshot)

April 26, 2018, 3:35 pm

Bank robber gets life in prison for slaying of security guard

Gabi Korsonsky, 35, who killed Yaniv Engler in 2011, gets additional 18 years for 14 bank robberies and a string of lesser crimes

By TOI staff

March 29, 2018, 6:58 pm

In first, far-right settler teen convicted of membership in terror group

16-year-old, sentenced along with two of his brothers, admits he was in group that 'worked to instill terror and fear' in Palestinians

By Jacob Magid

Zvi Gur (c), who is serving a life-sentence for the murder of Oron Yarden, is seen in the Supreme Court on July 6, 2009 (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

October 31, 2017, 6:15 pm

Court nixes early release for child killer

Family of Oron Yarden, who was murdered by Zvi Gur when he was 8 years old, thanks judges for rejecting parole board's decision

By TOI staff

Parrots at the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

August 23, 2017, 12:46 pm

Police arrest man for burning 80 parrots to death

Rishon Lezion resident suspected of killing birds over dispute with a tenant at a property he owns

By TOI staff

Sami Kara is brought to Lod District Court for an indictment on murdering his own daughter, July 16, 2017. (Flash90)

July 16, 2017, 3:51 pm

Father charged with murdering daughter over affair with Muslim

Sami Kara, a Christian Arab, allegedly killed teenager after she said she'd convert to Islam to be with her romantic partner

By Stuart Winer

A photo of Asher and Irit Shahar with their son Omri taken before Omri's death in June 2012. (Courtesy)

January 31, 2017, 1:57 pm

Couple suffers setback in bid for grandchild from sperm of late soldier son

Irit and Asher Shahar vow to continue legal battle after state wins appeal against earlier precedent-setting ruling in their favor

By Renee Ghert-Zand

Rabbi Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto seen entering Nitzan prison on February 16, 2016, beginning a one year prison term. (Flash90)

January 25, 2017, 9:39 am

Popular rabbi convicted of bribery released from prison

Yoshiyahu Pinto set free after completing one-year sentence for bribing a senior police official

By TOI staff

Former Shas MK Amnon Cohen in 2013. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

December 8, 2016, 2:03 pm

Shas veteran named as former MK held on bribe-taking suspicions

Amnon Cohen suspected of receiving money, sexual favors in return for pushing business mogul's agenda in Knesset

By Raoul Wootliff