טל ישובייב: "מצפים שבית המשפט יטיל עונשים כבדים על המחבלים"דוברות חוננו

The Jerusalem District Court on Sunday convicted terrorists Muataz Haj Mahmoud and Bilal Jabari of setting fire to the house and car of the Yushvaev family in the Shimon Hatzadik neighborhood in Jerusalem in February of 2022.

According to the indictment, the two threw firebombs at the home of the Yushvaev family over a racist-nationalist motive. In addition, the two set fire to the car of the Yushvaev family several times.

Attorney Haim Bleicher from the Honenu legal aid organization, who represented the Yushvaev family, welcomed the court's decision.

"The terrorists were complicit in acts of terrorism against the Yushvaev family. After a long legal battle, today we reached the conviction of the terrorists. We thank the Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben Gvir, who, when he was a member of the Knesset, worked to relocate his office to the Shimon Hatzadik neighborhood, thereby helping to raise awareness of the many attacks on the Yushvaev family. The court ruled that the crimes committed by the terrorists were against Jews only because they were Jews. We expect that the terrorists will be punished with severe punishments of many years in prison."

Tal Yushvaev said as he left the hearing, "The terrorists tried time and time again to hurt us, they burned our house and our car. We expect the court to impose heavy punishments on the terrorists."