Posted on 09/06/2010 3:01:47 PM PDT by wmfights
An Israeli man accused of planting a homemade bomb that almost killed the son of a Messianic Jewish pastor in Ariel, Israel has been declared competent to stand trial.
Jack Teitel, 37, who in November was indicted on two charges of pre-meditated murder, three charges of attempted murder and numerous weapons charges, is expected to enter a plea on Sunday.
David and Leah Ortiz, parents of the teenage victim, said that the 10 months since the indictment have been difficult but their stance toward Teitel remains the same; they have forgiven him for the attack but want him to face justice before a judge and seek salvation from God.
If nothing else, they said, they want him incarcerated to keep other Messianic Jews from being attacked either by Teitel or those following his lead.
“He’s dangerous,” Leah Ortiz said. “He’s an extremely dangerous person. He’s totally unrepentant.”
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Teitel’s background is still somewhat of a mystery. An emigrant from the United States, he became an Israeli citizen in 2000, got married not long afterwards and is the father of four children. Usually portrayed in Israeli media as part ultra-orthodox ideologue and part fringe survivalist, it is clear that Teitel was motivated by a fascination with end-times prophecy and an extremely violent interpretation of Judaism and Jewish nationalism.
He is a self-described follower of such anti-missionary groups as Yad L’Achim. According to authorities, Teitel sought to kill those he deemed enemies of traditional Judaism: Palestinians, homosexuals, liberal Jewish intellectuals and, in the Ortiz case, Messianic Jews.
I thought this interesting because it is so unique, as far as I know.
Word to the wise who are inclined to “shoot from the hip”: Read the complete article before commenting. The Lord is at work here.
A crazy person is a crazy person no matter which sex, race, politics, religion etc... So why is this so unique to you?
At first I was going to jump on your post, but then I read it again. I did read the entire article before posting it and had the same reaction.
I posted it because I can't remember running across something like this before and the reaction of different people is pretty interesting. As you say "The Lord is at work here" can be seen by some of the reaction. Contrast that with the reaction, or lack thereof, from "moderate" muslims and terrorism.
Having read the article I thought it's pretty unusual that a Jew would plant a bomb to kill a Messianic Jew. Also, the response of Orthodox Rabbi's and other religious Jews was pretty interesting, especially when you compare and contrast the response of muslim religious leaders to terrorism.
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