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Asher Weisgan, a West Bank settler, was convicted of a 2005 murder of 4 Palestinians. (AP file)
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| By Israel Insider staff and partners September 11, 2006 |
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The Jerusalem District Court Monday convicted Asher Weisgan, 38, of the West Bank settlement of Shvut Rachel, of the murder last year of four Palestinians, as well as one count of attempted murder, Army Radio reported.
Asher Weisgan, who had subsequently called for the assassination of former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, had been found mentally fit to stand trial by a psychiatrist who examined him at court order, the Jerusalem Post reported.
A driver who transported Palestinian laborers, Weisgan grabbed a gun from a security guard at the end of the work day last August after asking him for a drink of water, and then opened fire at the workers in his car at close range, killing three instantly and mortally wounding a fourth, who died later on the operating table at Jerusalem's Hadassah-University Hospital at Ein Kerem.
After the incident, Weisgan, a father of two, claimed he acted out of attempt to thwart the disengagement plan and by his belief that his actions would encourage more people to do so.
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