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A 52-year-old man who threw a shoe at Israel's most senior judge has been charged with assault and disrespecting the court. | A 52-year-old man who threw a shoe at Israel's most senior judge has been charged with assault and disrespecting the court. |
Pinchas Cohen threw the shoe at Judge Dorit Beinish because he was angry at a family court's alimony decision, prosecutors said. | Pinchas Cohen threw the shoe at Judge Dorit Beinish because he was angry at a family court's alimony decision, prosecutors said. |
The Supreme Court President was hit in the face by the shoe. | The Supreme Court President was hit in the face by the shoe. |
Mrs Beinish was not the judge who ruled on Mr Cohen's divorce and has no connection to Mr Cohen, reports say. | Mrs Beinish was not the judge who ruled on Mr Cohen's divorce and has no connection to Mr Cohen, reports say. |
Israeli media reported that Mr Cohen had admitted three charges of aggravated assault, malicious injury and disrespecting the court and his trial would be fast-tracked. | |
Mrs Beinish received a cut to the forehead and was knocked off her chair. Her glasses were also broken in the attack. | Mrs Beinish received a cut to the forehead and was knocked off her chair. Her glasses were also broken in the attack. |
His lawyer said the shoe-throwing was an "act of protest". | His lawyer said the shoe-throwing was an "act of protest". |
"There was no intention that things would come this far. At this stage my client asks to remain in detainment as an act of protest," Yahel Ben-Oved told Y-Net news. | "There was no intention that things would come this far. At this stage my client asks to remain in detainment as an act of protest," Yahel Ben-Oved told Y-Net news. |
Resentment | Resentment |
Prosecutors said police will seek a "lengthy prison sentence" for Mr Cohen, Y-Net news reported. | Prosecutors said police will seek a "lengthy prison sentence" for Mr Cohen, Y-Net news reported. |
According to the indictment, quoted in local media, he harboured deep resentment against all judges following his divorce. | According to the indictment, quoted in local media, he harboured deep resentment against all judges following his divorce. |
Mr Cohen walked into the public gallery of the Supreme Court in Jerusalem while they were considering a case relating to the use of marijuana for medical purposes, and reportedly asked if the judge present was the Supreme Court President. | Mr Cohen walked into the public gallery of the Supreme Court in Jerusalem while they were considering a case relating to the use of marijuana for medical purposes, and reportedly asked if the judge present was the Supreme Court President. |
He then stood up and yelled: "You corrupt person, you ruined my life!" | He then stood up and yelled: "You corrupt person, you ruined my life!" |
He then threw the training shoe at Mrs Beinish. | He then threw the training shoe at Mrs Beinish. |
He was wrestled to the ground and arrested by court bailiffs. | He was wrestled to the ground and arrested by court bailiffs. |
Shoe throwing has become a popular form of protest since an Iraqi journalist hurled two shoes at US president George Bush in 2008. | Shoe throwing has become a popular form of protest since an Iraqi journalist hurled two shoes at US president George Bush in 2008. |
On Tuesday, a man threw a shoe at Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir while he was making a public speech in Khartoum, but missed him. | On Tuesday, a man threw a shoe at Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir while he was making a public speech in Khartoum, but missed him. |
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