Hero Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat subdued a Palestinian Islamist at Jerusalem’s Tzahal Square Sunday.
The Islamist had just stabbed a haredi Jew and was waving his knife around when the mayor tackled him in the street.
Mayor Barkat was the first one to confront the terrorist.
Via Twitchy:
BREAKING PHOTOS: Mayor of Jerusalem @NirBarkat (White shirt) holding down Palestinian terrorist stabber. pic.twitter.com/HLftaZXrBT
— JewishFeed.com (@JewishFeed) February 22, 2015
Barkat posed with his security team after the heroics.
With my team, heroes! pic.twitter.com/EcejCensbI
— Nir Barkat (@NirBarkat) February 22, 2015
Wow. Jerusalem Mayor @NirBarkat just subdued a knife-wielding terrorist with his bare hands: http://t.co/jzqewoQY3Q pic.twitter.com/JyM7QBut2k
— Yair Rosenberg (@Yair_Rosenberg) February 22, 2015