A man who took part in a recent attack on two apartments inhabited by Christian women in a fervently Orthodox neighborhood of Jerusalem was sentenced to 18 months in prison. The judge in the case described Aharon Kornblitt, who was convicted on charges that included conspiracy and breaking and entering, as “one of the ringleaders of the pogrom.” Two other people have already been convicted for their part in the incident.
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