Arab, Sabbar Kashur, jailed after duping Jew into consensual sex in East Jerusalem
It gives a new meaning to sleeping with the enemy.
A Palestinian man was convicted of rape in Jerusalem after having consensual sex with a woman who was deceived into thinking the man was also a Jew, according to The Jerusalem Post.
Sabbar Kashur, 30, was sentenced to 18 months behind bars on Monday as part of a plea bargain for "rape by deception."
Kashur first met the woman in downtown Jerusalem in September 2008. Kashur, an Arab from East Jerusalem said he was a Jewish bachelor looking for a long-term relationship. The couple went to a nearby building and had consensual sex, according to the complaint.
The woman later discovered the man was Arab and filed a criminal complaint for indecent assault and rape. Under the plea bargain, the charge was reduced to rape by deception.
While Arabs make up 20 percent of Israel's population, relationships between Jews and Arabs are rare, England's Guardian newspaper reported. There are few integrated neighborhoods or towns.
Tzvi Segal, one of three judges in the case, said even though sex had been consensual, the woman never would have said yes if she knew Kashur was Arab.
"If she hadn't thought the accused was a Jewish bachelor interested in a serious romantic relationship, she never would have cooperated," the judges said in the ruling.
Kahshur is seeking to appeal the judges' decision.