Yaakov Teitel | |
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Born | November 1972 (age 51) Florida, United States |
Conviction(s) | Murder |
Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment |
Details | |
Country | Israel |
Yaakov Teitel (Hebrew: יעקב טייטל, born November 1972) is an American-born Israeli religious nationalist, convicted for killing two people in 2009. Teitel, who had immigrated to Israel in 2000, settling in a West Bank settlement,[1][2][3] confessed to planning and committing various acts of terrorism and hate crimes against Palestinians, homosexuals, left-wingers, missionary Christians, and police officers across Israel. Teitel was sentenced to life imprisonment, which he is currently serving.