Very funny how nobody mentions the elephant in the room. 

"The spouses, who wed in an arranged marriage in Gaza, mistakenly believed that a husband has the right to have sex with his partner whenever he wants."

I don't think it's a stretch to assume the man is likely Muslim. What he did is correct according to the Quran. This is cultural diversity ... it's our strength, remember. According to our wonderfully enlightened government we have no right to impose our morality on that culture, so the judge did what liberals expect of him.