Israel’s justice minister said he and the prime minister had done everything they could for an Israeli youth on trial in Britain for brandishing a toy gun at an airline stewardess. Israel Radio reported that the 18-year-old youth’s lawyer thought his client might receive a two-year jail sentence.
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