A Palestinian involved in lynching two Israeli soldiers was sentenced to life in jail. On Sunday, an Israeli military court sentenced Jihad A-Karim Azziz Rom, 26, of Ramallah to life and an additional 20 years for his role in the lynching of Yosef Avraham and Vadim Nourezitz in October 2000 in Ramallah.
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