Jerusalem was the scene of a violent attack very early on Sunday morning when a gunman opened fire on a bus outside the Old City. A 26-year-old Palestinian, Amir Sidawi, later turned himself in to police.
Eight people were injured and three people were reported in serious condition. We pray for their speedy recovery.
Amir Sidawi, the 26-year-old terrorist who carried out the terror shooting near Jerusalem’s Old City overnight Sunday which wounded eight people, had a lengthy criminal record and has served time in prison before, according to police records. He is believed to have acted alone, was suspected of murder in the past but was eventually convicted of grievous bodily harm in 2015 and sentenced to eight years in prison, of which he served five.
In August 2020, he was released from Hermon prison as part of an administrative release, after the parole board found that he underwent treatment that included, among other things, anger management workshops. Undergoing treatment for things like anger management just doesn’t cut it. The one thing he never underwent was treatment and detoxing from Israel hatred.