A Jerusalem court has sentenced Obida Twil, an Arab man from northern Jerusalem, to a year in prison for incitement. Twil admitted to incitement to violence and terror through Facebook as part of a plea bargain.
During the sentencing, Judge Eitan Kornhauser said, "The defendant's statement that he was prevented from carrying out his act because he knew that he could expect a prison sentence proves the need for deterrent punishment. Making it easier to carry out such crimes requires a real and deterrent punishment."