A 64-year-old former educator was sentenced to 24 months in prison for stabbing a woman in Jaffa alongside her daughter. The court found that the two had planned the attack in advance, armed themselves with kitchen knives, and waited outside the victim’s home after a violent dispute involving the daughter.
According to the indictment, the plan followed a physical confrontation between the victim and the daughter near a grocery store in Tel Aviv-Yafo. The mother and daughter then took two large kitchen knives, drove to the woman’s home, and waited about 15 minutes. Before the attack, a message was sent saying, “I’m going there, I’m going, bringing knives with me, I’ll butcher her.” When the victim returned home, they ran toward her and one shouted, “Whore, slut, today we are killing you, you will not live.”
The victim tried to stop them and pleaded, “Please stop, my son, let me take him and then do whatever you want,” but the two allegedly stabbed her repeatedly before fleeing. She was wounded in the neck, back, shoulders and other areas, taken to Ichilov Hospital, underwent two surgeries, and received three units of blood.
A victim-impact report described lasting harm. The woman has been recognized by National Insurance as 60 percent disabled, diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, uses medical cannabis and psychiatric medication, and suffers nerve damage in her hand. She can no longer work in her former professions and now lives on a disability pension. Her son, who saw her bleeding during the attack, also has post-traumatic symptoms.
Prosecutors said the assault was carefully planned and asked for a sentence of 8 to 12 years. The defense said the defendant had no criminal record, had been a longtime teacher, and had suffered domestic violence, arguing this was a one-time episode. In her final remarks, she apologized to the victim, her children and society. Judge Melamed rejected the claim that it was a spontaneous outburst, said the near-fatal outcome was “almost coincidental,” and nevertheless took into account her age, clean record and years in education. In addition to prison, the court ordered 35,000 shekels in compensation and a 1,000-shekel fine.
