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Jewish settler charged for murder Murder charges for Jewish settler
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A Jewish settler has been charged in Israel with murdering two Palestinians and other crimes including attempting to murder a left-wing Israeli academic. A Jewish settler has been charged in Israel with murdering two Palestinians and attacking left-wing Israeli, gay and messianic Jewish targets.
Yaacov Teitel, an American immigrant who lives in the West Bank, faces 14 charges, including two counts of murder and three of attempted murder.Yaacov Teitel, an American immigrant who lives in the West Bank, faces 14 charges, including two counts of murder and three of attempted murder.
The crimes include sending a bomb to a messianic Jewish family and attempting to poison a Palestinian village. "God is proud of what I have done," Mr Teitel said as he appeared in court.
"God is proud of what I have done," Mr Teitel told reporters at the court. Mr Teitel has been dubbed a "Jewish terrorist" by the Israeli press since he was arrested in October.
"It's been a pleasure and an honour to serve my God," he said as he entered Jerusalem District Court. "God is proud of what I have done, I have no regrets."
Police say Mr Teitel, a 37-year-old and father of four, has confessed to the 1997 murder of a Palestinian taxi driver in East Jerusalem and a shepherd in the West Bank, which he told them were to avenge suicide bombings in Israel.
He is also accused of:
• Placing a bomb near a convent west of Jerusalem, wounding a Palestinian, after previously attempting to set fire to the building
  • Sending a bomb disguised as a gift for the Jewish holiday of Purim to a family of messianic Jews, seriously wounding a 15-year-old boy
  • A bomb attack which lightly wounded the left-wing Israeli academic Zeev Sternhell last year
  • Placing a bomb in a police station in an attempted attack which police say was aimed at diverting them from providing security for gay pride parades
  • Laying an explosive device next to a Palestinian home near the West Bank settlement of Eli
  • Putting poisonous antifreeze in three bottles of juice and leaving them near a Palestinian village in the hope of poisoning a passer-by
The charge sheet says some of the attacks were motivated by Mr Teitel's "hatred and objection" to individuals and groups whose lifestyles and ideology conflicted with his own.
Charges include: Premeditated murder, attempted murder, weapons violations, arson in grave circumstances, incitement to violence and terror, threatening from a motive of hostility against a specific group.
The judge said he would remain in custody until further notice, and further hearings would be held in mid-December.