Fervently Orthodox Jews allegedly torched the home of a 17-year-old resident of Jerusalem’s Mea Shearim neighborhood who had recently become non-observant. Jerusalem City Council member Ornan Yekutieli demanded that charges be brought against those responsible for what he termed a “terrorist act.”
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