Eliyahu Dehan, who was seriously injured in a terrorist attack in Jerusalem in October 2022, has filed a civil lawsuit through attorney Menashe Yadu from the organization 'Honenu' against the terrorist for an amount of ten million shekels. Last May, the terrorist was sentenced to 15 years in prison and ordered to pay compensation of a quarter of a million shekels.
The severe attack took place on Sheshet HaYamim Street in Jerusalem, near the light rail station. The terrorist assaulted Dehan with a knife, brutally stabbing him. Dehan was seriously injured and was taken to the hospital. The terrorist managed to escape but was eventually neutralized after a chase by a police officer in a nearby soccer field.
"The defendant saw the complainant, whom he identified as Jewish due to the kippah on his head and his clothing characteristics – a hat, long coat, and tzitzit," wrote the judges in the verdict. "The defendant followed the complainant and stabbed him forcefully in his back, with the intent to cause his death."
"In a single moment, the defendant severed the aspirations of the complainant and turned his life 'inside out'. He did so without knowing the complainant and without having any information about him other than his being Jewish. Through his calculated and cruel act, the defendant inflicted a dreadful injury upon the body and soul of the complainant, and he was but a step away from taking his life."
