For the first time since Israel was established, the death sentence was imposed yesterday on a Jewish citizen. Joshna Danokh, a 50-year-old Yemenite butcher, was found guilty by the Tel Aviv district court of murdering another Yemenite butcher, ostensibly to be rid of competition on the black market.
The court, however, recommended that President Weizmann commute the sentence to life imprisonment in view of the fact that Danokh is the father of 13 children.
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