Israeli Wounded in Jerusalem Stabbing; 14-year-old Palestinian Assailant Shot Dead - Israel News - Haaretz.com

Israeli Wounded in Jerusalem Stabbing; 14-year-old Palestinian Assailant Shot Dead - Israel News - Haaretz.com The brief HAARETZ news item transmitted below implicitly explains why Israel does not need a formal judicial death penalty -- at least for Palestinians. In the United States or France, a similar incident would be likely to lead to weeks of demonstrations and riots and an eventual indictment and trial of the off-duty police officer for intentionally shooting dead an unarmed and already subdued 14-year-old who had "moderately" injured someone in a stabbing incident. In Israel, the assassin has been praised for his "level of vigilance" by the Police Commissioner.