by Daniel Siryoti
Court approves interior minister's request to strip Alaa Raed Ahmad Zayoud of citizenship after his conviction on four counts of attempted murder in 2015 attack.
Alaa Raed Ahmad Zayoud,
convicted of four counts of attempted murder
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Photo credit: Michel Dot Com  |
The Haifa District Court on Sunday approved
Interior Minister Aryeh Deri's request to revoke the citizenship of an
Israeli Arab who was convicted of four counts of attempted murder over a
terrorist attack. This marks the first time the measure has been taken
since special legislation was enacted in 2008 to allow it as a penalty
for terrorism.
In October 2015, Alaa Raed Ahmad Zayoud
carried out a car-ramming attack at a bus stop near Kibbutz Gan Shmuel's
shopping center, not far from his hometown of Umm al-Fahm, seriously
injuring a 19-year-old soldier. After the ramming, he stabbed three
other people.
He was convicted of four counts of attempted
murder and sentenced to 25 years in prison. Soon afterward, Deri asked
the court to revoke his Israeli citizenship.
In his ruling Sunday, Deputy District Court President Judge Avraham Elyakim approved Deri's request after the minister said he would grant Zayoud permanent residency status in lieu of his citizenship. The revocation will take effect in October.
In his ruling Sunday, Deputy District Court President Judge Avraham Elyakim approved Deri's request after the minister said he would grant Zayoud permanent residency status in lieu of his citizenship. The revocation will take effect in October.
"Citizenship comes with both rights and
responsibilities, and one of the most important responsibilities [of a
citizen] is to be loyal to the state," Elyakim said in a statement.
"This also includes not engaging in terrorist activities against fellow citizens or compromising its [the state's] security.
"Loyalty is part of being a citizen, and in this case,
the defendant [Zayoud] took advantage of his freedom of movement as a
citizen to undermine the state's security and hurt its residents."
Daniel Siryoti
Source: http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=44443
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