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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 494

Tova Kararo

Asher Farajl, convicted of the murder of nurse Tova Kararo, sits in the Tel Aviv District Court, on September 26, 2019. (Avshalom Shoshoni/Flash90)
September 26, 2019, 7:00 pm
Man, 80, gets life in prison for burning nurse to death at clinic in 2017
Asher Faraj also told to pay NIS 258,000 to family of Tova Kararo who he doused with flammable liquid, set alight; victim’s daughters call on government to do more to stop violence
By ToI Staff
Tova Kararo, a nurse killed by a patient on March 14, 2017. (Facebook)
March 5, 2019, 3:42 pm
Man convicted of burning nurse to death at Holon clinic in 2017
Judges rule Asher Faraj, 80, set Tova Kararo, 55, alight in premeditated murder
By ToI Staff
Asher Faraj seen in the Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court on March 15, 2017. (Flash90)
July 5, 2017, 8:22 pm
Holocaust survivor who burned nurse to death is fit for trial
Court-appointed psychiatrist deems Asher Faraj responsible for his actions when he killed Tova Kararo in March
By ToI Staff
Asher Faraj seen in the Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court on March 15, 2017. (Flash90)
April 5, 2017, 1:58 pm
Holocaust survivor who burned nurse to death charged with murder
77-year-old Asher Faraj’s attorneys expected to employ insanity defense
By Jacob Magid
Scene of an alleged arson attack in the city of Holon in central Israel on March 14, 2017. (Magen David Adom spokesperson)
April 1, 2017, 12:30 pm
Man arrested for threatening to burn his doctor to death
Move comes after attack last month where mentally ill patient murdered nurse in arson attack
By ToI Staff
Illustrative photo of Ichilov hospital in Tel Aviv. February 27 2012. (photo credit: Yossi Zeliger/Flash90)
March 27, 2017, 5:00 pm
2 arrested for violence and threats to kill doctor
Police detain relatives of an elderly patient in Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv; incident comes weeks after murder of nurse
By ToI Staff
Scene of an alleged arson attack in the city of Holon in central Israel on March 14, 2017. (Magen David Adom spokesperson)
March 23, 2017, 11:12 am
Holon man arrested for threat to torch medical staff
66-year-old allegedly issues warning after quarrel with healthcare professionals, just days after nurse was burned to death in same city
By Sue Surkes
Asher Faraj seen in the Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court on March 15, 2017. (Flash90)
March 15, 2017, 12:00 pm
Court remands elderly man who burned nurse to death
Holocaust survivor Asher Faraj to remain behind bars pending a psychiatric evaluation; family members say he’s mentally ill
By ToI Staff
Illustrative photo of doctors on their way to an emergency room, on October 31, 2012. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
March 15, 2017, 8:10 am
Health and social workers, teachers stop work to protest violence
Clinics and high schools across the country closed from 8 to 10 a.m., a day after a nurse was burned to death by a patient in Holon
By ToI Staff
Scene of an alleged arson attack in the city of Holon in central Israel on March 14, 2017. (Magen David Adom spokesperson)
March 15, 2017, 2:41 am
Suspect in fire killing of nurse reenacts incident
Holocaust survivor Asher Faraj, 78, says he didn’t mean to harm Tova Kararo, only to damage property to protest being ignored
By Sue Surkes
Scene of an alleged arson attack in the city of Holon in central Israel on March 14, 2017. (Magen David Adom spokesperson)
March 14, 2017, 3:56 pm
Health workers to strike Wednesday as killing of nurse shocks system
Clinics to close across the country from 8 to 10 a.m. in protest over worker burned to death and other attacks on staff
By ToI Staff
Scene of an alleged arson attack in the city of Holon in central Israel, March 14, 2017 (Magen David Adom spokesperson)
March 14, 2017, 9:51 am
Worker burned to death by patient at health clinic
Police nab suspect after manhunt for man accused of intentionally setting fire that killed woman at Clalit clinic in Holon
By ToI Staff
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