Jerusalem (CNN) -- An American-born Israeli man, described by police as a "Jewish terrorist," is mentally unstable and in need of psychiatric help, his attorney told CNN Monday. Israeli authorities Sunday announced the arrest of Yaakov "Jack" Teitel, 37, a West Bank settler who was arrested last month. Israeli police and security forces say he has been charged in connection with a string of attacks and murder plots over the past 12 years against Arabs, homosexuals, leftists, messianic Jews and police forces. Teitel's attorney Adi Keidar said his client has admitted to the 1997 shooting of a Palestinian man and laying explosive devices -- in addition to other crimes that he was not involved in, particularly the August shooting attack on a Tel Aviv gay youth club that killed two people.
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Israel on Sunday announced the arrest of American-born Yaakov Teitel on terror charges
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Attorney says Teitel is "mentally unstable" and needs psychiatric help
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Teitel is charged in a attacks against homosexuals, Arabs and police officers
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Police say string of attacks began 1997 with shooting of taxi driver
It is believed Teitel was first introduced to weapons and explosives during his time living on @placeholder military bases.