(Ynet News) Roy Yanovski - Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat and his security guard helped subdue a Palestinian terrorist who stabbed a Jewish man in the city. Security footage of the event shows Barkat lunging at the terrorist. Barkat said he had been on his way to the office when "We saw a terrorist with a knife standing and looking for the next thing to do." The security guard, Asaf Na'amani, cocked his weapon, causing the attacker to drop his knife and allowing Barkat and the guard to overpower him. Barkat, 55, served as an officer in the paratroopers.
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