Yoram Skolnick is going home today. After he spent eight years in prison for killing a Palestinian terrorist - who was tied up at the time - the Supreme Court decided this morning to uphold the Parole Board decision to release him after he served 2/3 of his sentence. He will not be permitted to live in Judea and Samaria, must deposit a bank guarantee, and participate in a treatment program. In addition, he must report regularly to the police.
Skolnick was convicted of killing a tied-up terrorist during a severe wave of terrorist attacks in early 1993. Arutz-7 research has found that, during the week that Skolnick committed his crime, two Yesha residents were murdered at the Eli junction in the Shomron, a soldier was murdered near the community of Alei Zahav, and another was murdered near the Jibaliya refugee camp. Moreover, one day prior to the shooting of the terrorist in Susiya, a terrorist successfully penetrated the ORT-Canada school in Jerusalem, stabbing and injuring five students before being apprehended. Then-Prime Minister Rabin declared at the time that the knife attack \"should have ended differently\" - indicating that the terrorist should have been killed on the spot. Rabin also called on all citizens \"to take personal responsibility for the maintenance of security.\" The next day, Skolnick found himself standing guard over the terrorist who had just attempted an attack on a friend of his. He later explained that he saw the terrorist - who had been wanted by the GSS for two years - make a threatening move; in fact, the terrorist was later found to be carrying a hand grenade.
Skolnick was convicted of killing a tied-up terrorist during a severe wave of terrorist attacks in early 1993. Arutz-7 research has found that, during the week that Skolnick committed his crime, two Yesha residents were murdered at the Eli junction in the Shomron, a soldier was murdered near the community of Alei Zahav, and another was murdered near the Jibaliya refugee camp. Moreover, one day prior to the shooting of the terrorist in Susiya, a terrorist successfully penetrated the ORT-Canada school in Jerusalem, stabbing and injuring five students before being apprehended. Then-Prime Minister Rabin declared at the time that the knife attack \"should have ended differently\" - indicating that the terrorist should have been killed on the spot. Rabin also called on all citizens \"to take personal responsibility for the maintenance of security.\" The next day, Skolnick found himself standing guard over the terrorist who had just attempted an attack on a friend of his. He later explained that he saw the terrorist - who had been wanted by the GSS for two years - make a threatening move; in fact, the terrorist was later found to be carrying a hand grenade.