Shootout At The Orthodox Corral

A meeting in northern Israel between a rabbi, two of his male relatives, and a fourth man early Sunday morning ended in a gun battle, wounding two of the men. The men involved in the gunfight, who are all licensed to carry weapons, were arrested and remanded in custody later Sunday.

Rabbi and his family suspected of settling dispute with guns
A rabbi from northern Israel brought male relatives and weapons to a meeting with a man he suspected of dating his daughter.
By Eli Ashkenazi • Ha’aretz

A meeting in northern Israel between a rabbi, two of his male relatives, and a fourth man early Sunday morning ended in a gun battle, wounding two of the men. The men involved in the gunfight, who are all licensed to carry weapons, were arrested and remanded in custody later Sunday.

An initial investigation revealed that a resident of northern Israel in his 60s, his son and son-in-law invited another man in his 30s to a meeting at the entrance to their village under false pretenses.

Apparently, the three organized the meeting due to a romantic relationship between the fourth man and the rabbi's daughter.

Over the course of the meeting, a fight broke out and the fourth man shot at the rabbi's son, wounding him seriously in the stomach. The rabbi's son-in-law then shot back at the fourth man, wounding him lightly to moderately.

Safed court judge Saab Dabur remanded both the rabbi and the man he organized a meeting with by five days.

During court deliberations, the judge noted that "there is evidence that cannot be elaborated on at present." The rabbi is suspected of conspiracy and attempted murder. "The investigation is in its infancy, but on the face of it, we are talking about serious charges," the judge said.

The rabbi's son-in-law is suspected of assault, illegal confinement and conspiracy. The judge stated that the man is suspected of planning the crimes attributed to him.

"The contention that he supposedly got caught up in a situation in which he had no choice but to act in a certain way – there is no evidence for that," the judge said at the hearing. "Anyone that knowingly puts himself in this kind of situation – he has no one to blame but himself."

The rabbi's lawyer said that the story is much more complicated than it would appear. He added that, "The rabbi has no explanation for what happened. He never planned for it to happen in the way that it did. Things played out and what happened happened."

The son-in-law's lawyer, Chaim Eizenkot, said that the men wanted to keep the fourth man away from the rabbi's daughter. "There was no intention to hurt him. He was the one that created the situation that put them on the defensive," Eizenkot said.

"When you pull out a weapon, the situation will escalate and turn out the way it did. He is the one that pulled out a weapon and shot first."

 

Comments

[nachos]

Shmarya:
Where do you come up with your headlines? lol

[effie]

nachos: Maybe Shmarya was/is a fan of the old "You Are There" television series. Gunfight at the O.K. Corral was one of my favorites.

[effie]

How old is the property, aka, his daughter, that they are fighting about?

[nachos]

nachos: Maybe Shmarya was/is a fan of the old "You Are There" television series. Gunfight at the O.K. Corral was one of my favorites.

Posted by: effie | October 03, 2010 at 11:06 AM

Effie: I am to young to remember that series. Maybe you can enlighten me as to how things were in the "old" days? ...just kidding

[effie]

Ah, come on! They had reruns for 30 plus years!

[nachos]

Ah, come on! They had reruns for 30 plus years!

Posted by: effie | October 03, 2010 at 11:19 AM
I guess the reruns ended when I was a baby!!

[effie]

Here's a binky, go take a nap!

[nachos]

Here's a binky, go take a nap!

Posted by: effie | October 03, 2010 at 11:34 AM
lol

[yehudi]

the guy (37 years old, married + 4 kids
)who was shot by the rabbi's family is being accused of raping the rabbi's daughter while she worked for him, and is in the hospital under police care and arrest for the next five days

check out the following link in hebrew for new info on this:
http://www.nrg.co.il/online/1/ART2/162/506.html?hp=1&cat=468

[yehudi]

How old is the property, aka, his daughter, that they are fighting about?

she is single and 21 years old.

[yehudi]

the rabbi is rav Uri Zomer who teaches in the golan.

the accused rapist and slightly wounded guy is Yuval Shtern.

here is a link to article with pictures about it:
http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3963122,00.html

[harold]

Considering the temper of the average Israeli, I am surprised that there are not more "shootouts" in Israel considering that a sizeable portion of the population appears to be armed and knows how to use a weapon.

[effie]

Thanks,Yehudi! I have to rely on a translation and the stories come out even more confusing.

[A. Nuran]

Harold, I think it's because most of them know how to use weapons from the military. They've had the safety aspects and appropriate use literally drilled in.

[Adam Neira]

A new film genre is in the offing...

"A Cholent Western"

[Alter Kocker]

"The rabbi has no explanation for what happened. He never planned for it to happen in the way that it did. Things played out and what happened happened."

Yeah, then don't go to a meeting with your daughter's illicit lover armed with a gun.

What a bunch of schmucks.

[al Farabi]

Gunif!