The High Court of Justice ruled Tuesday that Sabar Kashour, convicted of rape after telling a woman he slept with that he was Jewish and single, should not head to jail just yet.

The court said Kashour's sentence should be put off for the time being, and also released him from house arrest.

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Kashour was convicted after telling a Jewish woman he was a single Jewish man interested in a serious relationship, even though he is Arab and married.

Kashour met the plaintiff in Jerusalem in September 2008 and proceeded to have sex with her within 10 minutes on the roof of a building, afterward leaving her there naked.

The judges in Kashour's trial ruled that he showed fundamental human indifference to his victim, and sentenced him to 18 months in prison in a plea bargain.

Following the High Court's decision, Kashour told Ynet he was "very satisfied with the ruling." His attorney, Yehuda Laist, also expressed his satisfaction, noting that "this is an unusual case, and we hope the court would annul the prison term imposed on my client."