American-Israeli dies of wounds from Palestinian attack on Jerusalem bus

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By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A 76-year-old American-Israeli educator, wounded in a Palestinian stabbing and shooting attack on a Jerusalem bus two weeks ago, died on Tuesday of his injuries, an Israeli hospital said. A Facebook page that appeared to have been set up by his family said that in Jerusalem, he had taught students of an Arab-Jewish school that is a rare example of co-existence in the city. Religious and political tensions over a Jerusalem site sacred to both Muslims and Jews have been fuelling the worst wave of Israeli-Palestinian violence since the 2014 Gaza war.

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