Piterberg, a graduate of Tel Aviv University who served in the Israeli army, until now was more widely known as a fierce critic of Israel and its founders.

There are only militarists, theocrats, nationalists, extremists, the extreme right, the populist right, the fundamentalists, the Inquisition leaders, and floggers and executioners.

The Israeli government, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in particular, have been persistently drawing an equivalence between the attacks in Europe and attacks against Israelis by Palestinians.

During his sentencing, Fofana refused to rise before his judges and described himself as a “trader of terror.”

Koroma’s comments came before a meeting with Netanyahu on the second day of his visit here, the first-ever visit to Israel by a Sierra Leonean president.

Arab citizens throughout the country shuttered shops, schools and offices in observance of a one-day general strike to protest the demolitions.

Sara Netanyhau's testimony was said to involve details on gifts she had received, reportedly including large amounts of pink champagne.

The MKs approved the measure 51-17.