He was acquitted due to what Jerusalem District Court claimed were contradictions in the prosecution's testimony.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Hizbullah on the homefront

Also this week, the Jerusalem District Attorney's office announced that four Israeli Arabs have been indicted for the attempted murder of an American Hebrew University student last month.

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In the Jerusalem district, the population trends are in flux.

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On Sunday he was making a brief appearance before a panel of three judges at the Jerusalem District Court for a procedural hearing to enter his plea and set a future court date.

BBC: Israel ex-foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman on trial

Shrugging off blunt criticism on this score from Mrs Clinton, Mr Netanyahu earlier this year approved a Jewish building project in the heart of a Palestinian district close to Jerusalem's old city.

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