Supreme Court Upholds Life Sentence for Murder of Developer Eldad Peri
The Israeli Supreme Court unanimously rejected Daniel Kedar's appeal, upholding his life sentence for the murder of real estate entrepreneur Eldad Peri in 2021.
The Supreme Court unanimously rejected the appeal filed by Daniel Kedar against his conviction for the murder of real estate developer Eldad Peri, confirming that he will serve a life sentence.
Kedar appealed to the Supreme Court following the verdict handed down by the Central District Court in Lod on November 4, 2024, which convicted him of aggravated murder for shooting Peri to death.
Peri was a real estate entrepreneur and owner of the Peri Group. In 2018, Kedar joined a purchasing group organized by Peri to build a residential housing project, paying in full for two apartments for himself and his son. However, after the Peri Group entered insolvency proceedings, Kedar was asked to pay an additional financial sum of 1,366,458 shekels to receive the apartments. This dispute prompted Kedar to plan the murder.
The Murder Outside the Synagogue
On Friday, October 15, 2021, Kedar left his home on a motorcycle, armed with a handgun, and arrived at the parking lot of a synagogue in Rehovot. He waited for Peri to arrive, and upon seeing him, fired seven shots at his head, chest, back, and limbs before fleeing the scene.
Supreme Court Praise for Police Investigation
Supreme Court Justice Ofer Grosskopf commended the police for their exceptional investigative work, stating that the conviction was built on a solid foundation of circumstantial evidence.
"The conviction in this case is based on a comprehensive web of circumstantial evidence—the motive, preliminary tours, tracking data, and the identification of the shooter and his motorcycle," Justice Grosskopf wrote.
Justices Khaled Kabub and Gila Kanfi-Steinitz concurred with the ruling.
