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Posted By richards on November 27, 2014

A week after Ghassan Abu Jamal took part in an attack that killed five Israelis in a Jerusalem synagogue, Israeli officials announced Wednesday that his widow will be stripped of the permit allowing her residence in Jerusalem and that she'll be returned to the Palestinian-controlled territories.

The move came as Israeli officials weighed comprehensive legislation with harsh punitive measures against perpetrators of attacks and their families.

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For the Record

Nov. 26, 2:20 p.m.: An earlier version of this article incorrectly spelled Israeli lawmakerYariv Levin's last name Levine.

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In addition to losing the status granted upon her marriage to a Palestinian resident of Jerusalem, Nadia Abu Jamal will forfeit any future benefits the permit affords, such as social insurance and healthcare. It wasnt immediately clear whether the couples three children would retain their rights.

Anyone involved in terror should take into consideration the possible consequences for his family, Interior Minister Gilad Erdan said in announcing the measures.

An attorney for Abu Jamal, who is from the West Bank village of Sawahreh, told local media that she had not yet received a formal warrant but would contest the decision in court.

The move is one of several controversial steps that are decried by rights organizations as collective punishment but that Israel argues are deterrents needed to counter attacks that have killed 11 Israelis since the beginning of October.

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Israel strips residence rights for widow of synagogue attacker

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