8 june 2017
A fanatic Israeli settler launched threats via WhatsApp to detonate holy al-Aqsa Mosque—the third holiest site in Islam.
According to the Hebrew-speaking Israel Hayom newspaper, Tel Aviv police received a notification about a preplanned blast at al-Aqsa.
Following a police probe into the communiqué, preliminary investigation identified the settler as a 20-year-old Israeli from Bani Barak community.
The suspect was brought before the Magistrate’s Court in Tel Aviv and had his remand extended under police request.
“The threats against al-Aqsa are strategic threats to the state of Israel,” said the police spokesman.
The defense attorney claimed the defendant suffers from psychological disorders and that he just wanted to show off.
According to the Hebrew-speaking Israel Hayom newspaper, Tel Aviv police received a notification about a preplanned blast at al-Aqsa.
Following a police probe into the communiqué, preliminary investigation identified the settler as a 20-year-old Israeli from Bani Barak community.
The suspect was brought before the Magistrate’s Court in Tel Aviv and had his remand extended under police request.
“The threats against al-Aqsa are strategic threats to the state of Israel,” said the police spokesman.
The defense attorney claimed the defendant suffers from psychological disorders and that he just wanted to show off.
2 june 2017
Nada Ibadh 16
Dozens of Palestinians protested last night, on Ibn Jibriol street in the Wadi Saleeb area of Haifa, Israel (pre-1948 territories), following the death of a young Palestinian girl identified as Nada Ibadh, aged16, after an Israeli settler ran her over with his car.
The protesters shut down the street, which is called “ the street of death” in denunciation of the repeated ran-over incidents in the same street, with no responsible body taking action.
The victim girl was hit on Tuesday, according to Al Ray Palestinian Media Agency, as she was crossing the pedestrian crossing. The driver reportedly fled the scene.
Israeli police arrested a 65-year-old settler on suspicion of his involvement in the accident.
Dozens of Palestinians protested last night, on Ibn Jibriol street in the Wadi Saleeb area of Haifa, Israel (pre-1948 territories), following the death of a young Palestinian girl identified as Nada Ibadh, aged16, after an Israeli settler ran her over with his car.
The protesters shut down the street, which is called “ the street of death” in denunciation of the repeated ran-over incidents in the same street, with no responsible body taking action.
The victim girl was hit on Tuesday, according to Al Ray Palestinian Media Agency, as she was crossing the pedestrian crossing. The driver reportedly fled the scene.
Israeli police arrested a 65-year-old settler on suspicion of his involvement in the accident.
24 apr 2017
Palestinian medical sources have reported that two children were injured, on Sunday evening, after being struck by a speeding Israeli settler’s car, while walking with their parents in Sur Baher town, south of occupied East Jerusalem.
The sources stated that Mohammad Mousa Attoun suffered a head wound, while his sister, Nada, suffered several cuts and bruises.
An Israeli ambulance was called to the scene, and moved the two children to a hospital for treatment; their condition has been described as stable.
Eyewitnesses said a settler, who was accompanied by a passenger, entered the center of town from its main road, and was speeding through its streets, apparently while being chased by an Israeli police car, before ramming the two children in addition to striking several parked cars.
The settlers fled the scene, and hid in a medical center, before dozens of soldiers invaded Sur Baher, clashed with many local youths, and evacuated them.
In Ramallah, several military jeeps and trucks invaded Bani Saleh village, northwest of the city, and searched many homes before abducting two children, identified as Ahmad Tamimi, 15, and Mohammad Tamimi, 14, and took them to an unknown destination.
The sources stated that Mohammad Mousa Attoun suffered a head wound, while his sister, Nada, suffered several cuts and bruises.
An Israeli ambulance was called to the scene, and moved the two children to a hospital for treatment; their condition has been described as stable.
Eyewitnesses said a settler, who was accompanied by a passenger, entered the center of town from its main road, and was speeding through its streets, apparently while being chased by an Israeli police car, before ramming the two children in addition to striking several parked cars.
The settlers fled the scene, and hid in a medical center, before dozens of soldiers invaded Sur Baher, clashed with many local youths, and evacuated them.
In Ramallah, several military jeeps and trucks invaded Bani Saleh village, northwest of the city, and searched many homes before abducting two children, identified as Ahmad Tamimi, 15, and Mohammad Tamimi, 14, and took them to an unknown destination.
27 mar 2017
The suspects, aged 20 to 60, allegedly committed sex crimes against women, youths and children over the past two years, but were protected from authorities by other members of the community.
The Israel Police on Monday arrested more than 20 Jewish ultra-Orthodox suspected sex offenders whose alleged crimes were known to their insular communities but concealed from the authorities.
The arrests followed an undercover investigation in the ultra-Orthodox communities, which tend to shun secular society and live according to strict religious teachings.
The 22 men, aged 20 to 60 and from communities in Jerusalem, Bnei Brak, Beit Shemesh and ultra-Orthodox West Bank settlement Beitar Ilit, allegedly committed sex crimes against women, youths and children from their communities over the past two years, police said.
Members of the communities, acting under the auspices of the rabbinical leadership, investigated the crimes and their alleged perpetrators, and would conduct internal processes which determined what the suspects must do in order to keep the affair from reaching the police, a statement read.
"In most cases, the suspects were ordered to seek some kind of treatment from within the community," police said, while "dozens of victims did not receive the necessary treatment."
The cases were documented using small notepads, displayed by police in a video they distributed about the operation and the arrests.
In Jerusalem, members of the suspects' communities tried to prevent the arrests, yelling at officers and stoning them, shattering windows on two police cars, police said.
Exposing the system of internal hearings and arresting the suspects would prevent further cases of sexual assault and enable those already victimized to be helped, police said.
A police spokeswoman told AFP that none of the people involved in documenting and concealing the felonies had been arrested at this stage.
Ultra-Orthodox Jews represent about 10 percent of the Israeli population and live in compliance with a strict interpretation of Jewish laws.
The more extreme groups from the sector do not accept the authority of the secular institutions of government and do their best to avoid its law enforcement and judicial systems, relying on religious doctrine and rabbinical authorities instead.
Ultra-Orthodox leaders also wield significant political influence and have often played the role of kingmaker in Israeli politics.
The Israel Police on Monday arrested more than 20 Jewish ultra-Orthodox suspected sex offenders whose alleged crimes were known to their insular communities but concealed from the authorities.
The arrests followed an undercover investigation in the ultra-Orthodox communities, which tend to shun secular society and live according to strict religious teachings.
The 22 men, aged 20 to 60 and from communities in Jerusalem, Bnei Brak, Beit Shemesh and ultra-Orthodox West Bank settlement Beitar Ilit, allegedly committed sex crimes against women, youths and children from their communities over the past two years, police said.
Members of the communities, acting under the auspices of the rabbinical leadership, investigated the crimes and their alleged perpetrators, and would conduct internal processes which determined what the suspects must do in order to keep the affair from reaching the police, a statement read.
"In most cases, the suspects were ordered to seek some kind of treatment from within the community," police said, while "dozens of victims did not receive the necessary treatment."
The cases were documented using small notepads, displayed by police in a video they distributed about the operation and the arrests.
In Jerusalem, members of the suspects' communities tried to prevent the arrests, yelling at officers and stoning them, shattering windows on two police cars, police said.
Exposing the system of internal hearings and arresting the suspects would prevent further cases of sexual assault and enable those already victimized to be helped, police said.
A police spokeswoman told AFP that none of the people involved in documenting and concealing the felonies had been arrested at this stage.
Ultra-Orthodox Jews represent about 10 percent of the Israeli population and live in compliance with a strict interpretation of Jewish laws.
The more extreme groups from the sector do not accept the authority of the secular institutions of government and do their best to avoid its law enforcement and judicial systems, relying on religious doctrine and rabbinical authorities instead.
Ultra-Orthodox leaders also wield significant political influence and have often played the role of kingmaker in Israeli politics.
26 mar
Ze'ev Rosenstein
In a dramatic twist of events, incarcerated crime boss Ze'ev Rosenstein refuses to testify against his rival Yitzhak Abergil, who apparently tried to have him killed multiple times; Abergil is on trial for murder and international drug trafficking.
Two rival heads of Israel's most powerful crime families were brought face-to-face with one another at the Tel Aviv District Court on Sunday morning in what was supposed to be witness testimony.
Ze'ev Rosenstein, currently serving a 12-year prison sentence for ecstasy distribution, was set to testify for the prosecution against Yitzhak Abergil, a man whose organization is alleged to have tried to kill Rosenstein multiple times.
Amidst heavy security, both men were brought into the court room and Rosenstein took the stand only to refuse to answer the prosecution's questions.
"Everything I had to say, I said to the police. I don't remember. I have nothing to add even if it harms my chances of parole," said Rosenstein.
In a dramatic twist of events, incarcerated crime boss Ze'ev Rosenstein refuses to testify against his rival Yitzhak Abergil, who apparently tried to have him killed multiple times; Abergil is on trial for murder and international drug trafficking.
Two rival heads of Israel's most powerful crime families were brought face-to-face with one another at the Tel Aviv District Court on Sunday morning in what was supposed to be witness testimony.
Ze'ev Rosenstein, currently serving a 12-year prison sentence for ecstasy distribution, was set to testify for the prosecution against Yitzhak Abergil, a man whose organization is alleged to have tried to kill Rosenstein multiple times.
Amidst heavy security, both men were brought into the court room and Rosenstein took the stand only to refuse to answer the prosecution's questions.
"Everything I had to say, I said to the police. I don't remember. I have nothing to add even if it harms my chances of parole," said Rosenstein.
Abergil speaking with his lawyer
In light of Rosenstein's refusal to answer questions, the prosecution and judge declared him a hostile witness, calling into question his credibility in previous statements to police, which could possibly affect his current sentence.
When asked whether or not he was afraid to testify, Rosenstein said, "I'm not afraid of anyone. Only God."
On his relationship with Abergil, Rosenstein said the two were friendly.
According to the indictment against Abergil, in 2002, Abergil believed that Rosenstein, together with the Ohana and Abutbul crime families, conspired to have his brother Ya'akov killed in an underworld power struggle.
As a result, according to the indictment, Abergil allegedly had Felix Abutbul, David Bitton and Hananya Ohana killed.
In light of Rosenstein's refusal to answer questions, the prosecution and judge declared him a hostile witness, calling into question his credibility in previous statements to police, which could possibly affect his current sentence.
When asked whether or not he was afraid to testify, Rosenstein said, "I'm not afraid of anyone. Only God."
On his relationship with Abergil, Rosenstein said the two were friendly.
According to the indictment against Abergil, in 2002, Abergil believed that Rosenstein, together with the Ohana and Abutbul crime families, conspired to have his brother Ya'akov killed in an underworld power struggle.
As a result, according to the indictment, Abergil allegedly had Felix Abutbul, David Bitton and Hananya Ohana killed.
25 mar 2017
Jewish communities in the United States are in shock after it was discovered on Thursday that the culprit behind dozens of bomb threats against their community centers is a young Jewish man from Ashkelon, Israel.
Jewish groups had pointed to scores of bomb threats against their communities as the most dramatic example of what they considered a surge in anti-Semitism. Some blamed a far-right emboldened by President Donald Trump.
Now, that picture has been complicated by the arrest of a Jewish Israeli hacker who authorities say is responsible for the harassment.
Israeli police said the motive behind the threats was unclear. An attorney for the 19-year-old man, who was arrested Thursday, said her client had a "very serious medical condition" that might have affected his behavior.
Earlier this month, US law enforcement arrested a former journalist in St. Louis, Juan Thompson, on charges he had threatened Jewish organizations as part of a bizarre campaign to harass his former girlfriend. But Israeli police say the Jewish teen is the primary suspect in the more than 150 bomb threats in North America since early January.
Previously, Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO and National Director of the Anti-Defamation League, which fights anti-Semitism and monitors extremism, had partly blamed Trump for creating an atmosphere that fueled the bomb threats and vandalism of Jewish cemeteries, among other recent harassment. "His well-documented reluctance to address rising anti-Semitism helped to create an environment in which extremists felt emboldened," Greenblatt wrote last month.
On February 28, in a meeting with state attorneys general, Trump had suggested the phoned-in bomb threats may have been designed to make "others look bad," according to Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro. The remark raised concerns that Trump was downplaying bigotry. That same night, Trump opened his address to Congress with a strong condemnation of the threats and vandalism of Jewish cemeteries, which occurred in suburban St. Louis, Philadelphia and elsewhere.
In a phone interview Thursday from DC, where Greenblatt was discussing anti-Semitism with members of Congress, he said, "It's not the identity of the culprit that's the issue," but the outcome of threats themselves, which terrified Jews and disrupted Jewish life.
He said anti-Semitism remained a serious concern, pointing to other recent incidents around the country. Swastikas were drawn throughout a New York City subway car with messages such as "Jews belong in the oven." In South Carolina, a white supremacist with felony convictions was charged with plotting an attack on a synagogue that officials said was inspired by the massacre at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston. A Seattle synagogue was vandalized with a spray-painted message, "The Holocaust is fake history."
Steven Goldstein, executive director of the Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect, a civil rights and social justice group based in New York, said the arrest in Israel doesn't change Trump's record of being slow and insufficiently forceful in condemning anti-Jewish prejudice and bigotry in general. The center had repeatedly pointed to the bomb threats as evidence of "a national emergency of anti-Semitism" and accused Trump of failing to recognize the "real evidence" behind the problem.
"Nobody has said that Donald Trump himself has spray-painted swastikas or tipped over gravestones or that he picked up the phone and made bomb threats," Goldstein said. "What we were condemning was the silence. Organizations had to shame Donald Trump into responding."
The White House has not commented on Thursday's arrest.
Melissa Plotkin, director of community engagement and diversity at the York Jewish Community Center in Pennsylvania, which was the target of a bomb threat last month, said it was "troubling" to find out the suspect was Jewish. "I'm trying to make sense of it and wonder what was going through the mind of the person when they were carrying this out," Plotkin said. The Jewish Federations of North America called the case "heartbreaking."
Rabbi Joshua Hammerman of Temple Beth El in Stamford, Connecticut, said the case was an uncomfortable reminder of what he had been through. In 1999, medical waste marked with swastikas was left in his synagogue parking lot. The incident prompted an outpouring of support from religious leaders and others in the community. But then police charged a member of his congregation, an outcome Hammerman described as "somewhat embarrassing" and "difficult."
The rabbi expressed concern that the arrest of the Israeli-American teen would fuel denial of anti-Semitism and the Holocaust. Goldstein said his office had received emails Thursday claiming all reports of anti-Semitism were "fake news."
"I think we should never jump to conclusions as to who did a particular act and allow the process of investigation to play itself out," Hammerman said in a phone interview. "On the other hand, we should be equally vocal in calling out those who seem to condone such activity or at least don't explicitly condemn it."
Andrew Rehfield, chief executive of the Jewish Federation of St. Louis, said "finding out this guy was Jewish was baffling to us." Rehfield was among local leaders who organized the community's response to the cemetery vandalism last month, which drew donations and offers of help from Christians and Muslims, and political leaders from around the country. Some Jewish institutions in Missouri had also received bomb threats.
Rehfield worried that efforts to combat anti-Semitism would be undermined not only by the identity of the bomb threat suspect, but also the partisan prism through which such incidents are viewed. Rehfield had been criticized by opponents of Trump for accompanying Vice President Mike Pence on a visit to the vandalized cemetery. Then on Thursday, Rehfield said a Jewish Trump supporter distributed an email demanding Jewish leaders apologize to the president now that police say a Jew was responsible for the threats.
"I think it does speak to the extremism on either side and the lack of charity and the lack of nuance," Rehfield said. "None of us attributed this to Trump. None of us attributed this to (White House chief strategist Steve) Bannon. None of us attributed it to David Duke. I'm not going to apologize for wanting the administration to clearly condemn anti-Semitism."
Jewish groups had pointed to scores of bomb threats against their communities as the most dramatic example of what they considered a surge in anti-Semitism. Some blamed a far-right emboldened by President Donald Trump.
Now, that picture has been complicated by the arrest of a Jewish Israeli hacker who authorities say is responsible for the harassment.
Israeli police said the motive behind the threats was unclear. An attorney for the 19-year-old man, who was arrested Thursday, said her client had a "very serious medical condition" that might have affected his behavior.
Earlier this month, US law enforcement arrested a former journalist in St. Louis, Juan Thompson, on charges he had threatened Jewish organizations as part of a bizarre campaign to harass his former girlfriend. But Israeli police say the Jewish teen is the primary suspect in the more than 150 bomb threats in North America since early January.
Previously, Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO and National Director of the Anti-Defamation League, which fights anti-Semitism and monitors extremism, had partly blamed Trump for creating an atmosphere that fueled the bomb threats and vandalism of Jewish cemeteries, among other recent harassment. "His well-documented reluctance to address rising anti-Semitism helped to create an environment in which extremists felt emboldened," Greenblatt wrote last month.
On February 28, in a meeting with state attorneys general, Trump had suggested the phoned-in bomb threats may have been designed to make "others look bad," according to Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro. The remark raised concerns that Trump was downplaying bigotry. That same night, Trump opened his address to Congress with a strong condemnation of the threats and vandalism of Jewish cemeteries, which occurred in suburban St. Louis, Philadelphia and elsewhere.
In a phone interview Thursday from DC, where Greenblatt was discussing anti-Semitism with members of Congress, he said, "It's not the identity of the culprit that's the issue," but the outcome of threats themselves, which terrified Jews and disrupted Jewish life.
He said anti-Semitism remained a serious concern, pointing to other recent incidents around the country. Swastikas were drawn throughout a New York City subway car with messages such as "Jews belong in the oven." In South Carolina, a white supremacist with felony convictions was charged with plotting an attack on a synagogue that officials said was inspired by the massacre at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston. A Seattle synagogue was vandalized with a spray-painted message, "The Holocaust is fake history."
Steven Goldstein, executive director of the Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect, a civil rights and social justice group based in New York, said the arrest in Israel doesn't change Trump's record of being slow and insufficiently forceful in condemning anti-Jewish prejudice and bigotry in general. The center had repeatedly pointed to the bomb threats as evidence of "a national emergency of anti-Semitism" and accused Trump of failing to recognize the "real evidence" behind the problem.
"Nobody has said that Donald Trump himself has spray-painted swastikas or tipped over gravestones or that he picked up the phone and made bomb threats," Goldstein said. "What we were condemning was the silence. Organizations had to shame Donald Trump into responding."
The White House has not commented on Thursday's arrest.
Melissa Plotkin, director of community engagement and diversity at the York Jewish Community Center in Pennsylvania, which was the target of a bomb threat last month, said it was "troubling" to find out the suspect was Jewish. "I'm trying to make sense of it and wonder what was going through the mind of the person when they were carrying this out," Plotkin said. The Jewish Federations of North America called the case "heartbreaking."
Rabbi Joshua Hammerman of Temple Beth El in Stamford, Connecticut, said the case was an uncomfortable reminder of what he had been through. In 1999, medical waste marked with swastikas was left in his synagogue parking lot. The incident prompted an outpouring of support from religious leaders and others in the community. But then police charged a member of his congregation, an outcome Hammerman described as "somewhat embarrassing" and "difficult."
The rabbi expressed concern that the arrest of the Israeli-American teen would fuel denial of anti-Semitism and the Holocaust. Goldstein said his office had received emails Thursday claiming all reports of anti-Semitism were "fake news."
"I think we should never jump to conclusions as to who did a particular act and allow the process of investigation to play itself out," Hammerman said in a phone interview. "On the other hand, we should be equally vocal in calling out those who seem to condone such activity or at least don't explicitly condemn it."
Andrew Rehfield, chief executive of the Jewish Federation of St. Louis, said "finding out this guy was Jewish was baffling to us." Rehfield was among local leaders who organized the community's response to the cemetery vandalism last month, which drew donations and offers of help from Christians and Muslims, and political leaders from around the country. Some Jewish institutions in Missouri had also received bomb threats.
Rehfield worried that efforts to combat anti-Semitism would be undermined not only by the identity of the bomb threat suspect, but also the partisan prism through which such incidents are viewed. Rehfield had been criticized by opponents of Trump for accompanying Vice President Mike Pence on a visit to the vandalized cemetery. Then on Thursday, Rehfield said a Jewish Trump supporter distributed an email demanding Jewish leaders apologize to the president now that police say a Jew was responsible for the threats.
"I think it does speak to the extremism on either side and the lack of charity and the lack of nuance," Rehfield said. "None of us attributed this to Trump. None of us attributed this to (White House chief strategist Steve) Bannon. None of us attributed it to David Duke. I'm not going to apologize for wanting the administration to clearly condemn anti-Semitism."
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34-year-old Moshe Cohen is the now-suspended member of the riot police who was documented physically assaulting an east-Jerusalem truck driver who had allegedly struck Cohen’s private vehicle a few days earlier and driven off.
Two days after an Israel Police officer who was documented physically assaulting a truck driver in east Jerusalem was released on house arrest, his identity was cleared for publication on Saturday. Moshe Cohen, 34, is a resident of Jerusalem and a member of the Israel Police’s riot division. Several days before the incident, the truck driver, Mazen Shawiqi, had damaged the policeman’s parked private vehicle and driven off. Cohen later tracked him down and initiated the confrontation at 7am on Wednesday morning. |
On Friday, Police Commissioner Roni Alsheikh released a public letter concerning the incident. He wrote, “This is an irregular incident that has no place in the Israel Police,” and condemned the blow to police officers’ public image that Cohen caused.
The police chief further announced that Cohen has been summoned for an administrative hearing that may result in his dismissal from the police.
The police chief further announced that Cohen has been summoned for an administrative hearing that may result in his dismissal from the police.
After a newsstand owner released security-camera footage of a 52 year old who had concealed change then lied to obtain more money at several locations, the police arrested him. He promptly confessed.
The Israel Police apprehended on Friday a man who had been filmed tricking cashiers out of money by concealing already-issued change.
On Thursday, footage shared on social media showed the 52-year-old man from Rishon LeZion making a small purchase with a 200-shekel note at a newsstand. When the cashier issued him change, which included a 100-shekel note, the fraudster hid that note and claimed that he had been shortchanged, resulting in the cashier handing over another 100 shekels.
The owner of the newsstand originally posted the security-camera footage to Facebook with a request to the public for their assistance in locating the man who had allegedly stolen in a similar manger from “dozens of other business owners in Or Yehuda.” The post went on to describe that the man’s modus operandi in those other incidents were identical.
The business owner also wrote that this was “the second time in the last half year” that the same man had defrauded them.
As a result, the police began an investigation. After his arrest on Friday, the fraudster admitted to the infractions attributed to him and implicated himself in additional crimes during his questioning. He was to be brought on Saturday to the Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court for a remand hearing.
The Israel Police apprehended on Friday a man who had been filmed tricking cashiers out of money by concealing already-issued change.
On Thursday, footage shared on social media showed the 52-year-old man from Rishon LeZion making a small purchase with a 200-shekel note at a newsstand. When the cashier issued him change, which included a 100-shekel note, the fraudster hid that note and claimed that he had been shortchanged, resulting in the cashier handing over another 100 shekels.
The owner of the newsstand originally posted the security-camera footage to Facebook with a request to the public for their assistance in locating the man who had allegedly stolen in a similar manger from “dozens of other business owners in Or Yehuda.” The post went on to describe that the man’s modus operandi in those other incidents were identical.
The business owner also wrote that this was “the second time in the last half year” that the same man had defrauded them.
As a result, the police began an investigation. After his arrest on Friday, the fraudster admitted to the infractions attributed to him and implicated himself in additional crimes during his questioning. He was to be brought on Saturday to the Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court for a remand hearing.
24 mar 2017
The Israel Police officer who was filmed striking a truck driver is to be called in for an administrative hearing that may result in his termination, police chief announces.
The Israel Police officer who was documented physically assaulting a truck driver is being called for an administrative hearing and may be dismissed, the chief of police announced on Friday afternoon.
In a public letter addressed to the police force, Police Commissioner Roni Alsheikh wrote that, during the preliminary internal affairs investigation into the matter, the officer, a member of the riot police, was suspended from service.
The violent incident allegedly took place a few days after the east-Jerusalem driver damaged the policeman’s parked private vehicle and drove off. The officer tracked down the driver, Mazen Shawiqi, a few days later and initiated the confrontation. The policeman’s lawyer claimed, “The incident has no connection to his role as a police officer.”
Alsheikh’s letter went on to explain that the command that oversees the offending officer has decided to call him in for a hearing before terminating his employment. He commented, “This is an irregular incident that has no place in the Israel Police, and unfortunately, it caused injustice to tens of thousands of police officers who work day and night for the personal security of the citizens of Israel and unjustly damages (their) public image.”
In the interim, the tricenarian officer was released on house arrest on Thursday.
Four years ago, the same police officer was involved in another violent incident, the investigation of which was closed by the police’s internal affairs division.
A video of the incident shows the police officer yelling at the truck dirver, before headbutting the man, kicking him and swearing at him.
In what appears to be the aftermath of a collision between their vehicles, the police officer yells at the driver, "(Do you think that) I'm going to pay for this, you son of a bitch?" further accusing "Are you threatening me?"
"I'm not threatening anyone," the truck driver is heard responding to the police officer.
Several passersby tried to calm the police officer down, to no avail. "Get lost, all of you!" the officer is heard yelling at anyone who tried to interfere, swearing at them and threatening them as well.
The video shows the police officer also kicking another person who was on the scene.
The argument finally ended when other police officers arrived at the scene and put a stop to the violence.
The Israel Police officer who was documented physically assaulting a truck driver is being called for an administrative hearing and may be dismissed, the chief of police announced on Friday afternoon.
In a public letter addressed to the police force, Police Commissioner Roni Alsheikh wrote that, during the preliminary internal affairs investigation into the matter, the officer, a member of the riot police, was suspended from service.
The violent incident allegedly took place a few days after the east-Jerusalem driver damaged the policeman’s parked private vehicle and drove off. The officer tracked down the driver, Mazen Shawiqi, a few days later and initiated the confrontation. The policeman’s lawyer claimed, “The incident has no connection to his role as a police officer.”
Alsheikh’s letter went on to explain that the command that oversees the offending officer has decided to call him in for a hearing before terminating his employment. He commented, “This is an irregular incident that has no place in the Israel Police, and unfortunately, it caused injustice to tens of thousands of police officers who work day and night for the personal security of the citizens of Israel and unjustly damages (their) public image.”
In the interim, the tricenarian officer was released on house arrest on Thursday.
Four years ago, the same police officer was involved in another violent incident, the investigation of which was closed by the police’s internal affairs division.
A video of the incident shows the police officer yelling at the truck dirver, before headbutting the man, kicking him and swearing at him.
In what appears to be the aftermath of a collision between their vehicles, the police officer yells at the driver, "(Do you think that) I'm going to pay for this, you son of a bitch?" further accusing "Are you threatening me?"
"I'm not threatening anyone," the truck driver is heard responding to the police officer.
Several passersby tried to calm the police officer down, to no avail. "Get lost, all of you!" the officer is heard yelling at anyone who tried to interfere, swearing at them and threatening them as well.
The video shows the police officer also kicking another person who was on the scene.
The argument finally ended when other police officers arrived at the scene and put a stop to the violence.
He called hundreds of Jewish institutions across causing panic, and two years ago, he even caused the emergency landing of a Delta flight; the 19-year-old hacker from Ashkelon, who was arrested along with his father, used anonymous gateways to disguise his computer IP.
A conversation with the American Delta Air Lines reveals that the Israeli arrested on suspicion of making hundreds of bomb threats to Jewish community centers around the world, is also suspected of causing a forced emergency landing in JFK airport in New York in early 2015.
Superintendent Micky Rosenfeld, Israel Police Foreign Press Spokesman, claimed that the 19 year old is also suspected of calling in an anonymous bomb threat to Delta Air Lines about an explosive device on a flight from San Francisco to Tel Aviv in 2015. The plane had to make an emergency landing at a more remote terminal of JFK airport. After the threat turned out to be false, the flight continued as usual.
Ido Naor, a technology expert, described other ways in which the suspect may have been active: "If he uses the phone via the Internet, he can choose a point from which to call, and another operator would send the call to the end point, which is called a proxy.”
So how was the suspect captured?
"One of the methods used by law enforcement authorities is to add dummy computers to this network," Naor said, "and then when an attacker tries to call and pass through points on the network, he is rerouted to the FBI or to the security services in Israel. In the same manner, they can put up their own antenna, which would be powerful enough to capture the information transmitted from that house."
Naor also said that it is not inconceivable that the hacker gleaned information from the said network, thereby circumventing the law enforcement authorities.
A conversation with the American Delta Air Lines reveals that the Israeli arrested on suspicion of making hundreds of bomb threats to Jewish community centers around the world, is also suspected of causing a forced emergency landing in JFK airport in New York in early 2015.
Superintendent Micky Rosenfeld, Israel Police Foreign Press Spokesman, claimed that the 19 year old is also suspected of calling in an anonymous bomb threat to Delta Air Lines about an explosive device on a flight from San Francisco to Tel Aviv in 2015. The plane had to make an emergency landing at a more remote terminal of JFK airport. After the threat turned out to be false, the flight continued as usual.
Ido Naor, a technology expert, described other ways in which the suspect may have been active: "If he uses the phone via the Internet, he can choose a point from which to call, and another operator would send the call to the end point, which is called a proxy.”
So how was the suspect captured?
"One of the methods used by law enforcement authorities is to add dummy computers to this network," Naor said, "and then when an attacker tries to call and pass through points on the network, he is rerouted to the FBI or to the security services in Israel. In the same manner, they can put up their own antenna, which would be powerful enough to capture the information transmitted from that house."
Naor also said that it is not inconceivable that the hacker gleaned information from the said network, thereby circumventing the law enforcement authorities.
23 mar 2017
A 19-year-old Israeli has been arrested on suspicion of making hoax bomb threats to Jewish community centers in the US, Australia, New Zealand and Israel; his father has also been arrested in connection with the investigation.
An Israeli man was arrested Thursday morning on suspicion of making false bomb threats against Jewish community centers in the United States, Australia, New Zealand and Israel over the past three months.
The suspect, 19, from Ashkelon, was arrested by the Israel Police's International Crime Investigations Unit at the request of American authorities after suspicions arose the threats were coming from Israel. His father was also detained for questioning.
Their remands were extended until March 30.
The suspect is believed to be behind hundreds of these hoax calls. He allegedly attempted to technologically mask the origin of his threatening communications to synagogues, community buildings and public venues.
Police seized a large Wi-Fi antenna on the window of the suspect's home, five computers, multiple network cards and other various multimedia devices.
During the hearing, Judge Amit Michles noted that the evidence presented convincingly ties the suspect to a series of calls made around the world to various institutions.
Furthermore, the judge also expressed surprise at the fact that the suspect chose to remain silent during his interrogation, saying that "it is a puzzling fact for someone without a criminal record to remain silent, when according to his attorney, he did not commit the acts police are accusing him of."
It is reported that at the time of the arrest, the 19-year-old suspect attempted to grab a policewoman's pistol and tried to harm himself, but was stopped.
His lawyer requested that he be placed under supervision after raising concern for his mental wellbeing and claiming that he might try to harm himself.
According to his lawyer, the suspect has been suffering from brain tumor since the age of 14, and as a result, has been homeschooled ever since. According to her, the illness affects his behavior, which impedes him from working and even prevented him from being conscripted into the IDF.
The suspect, who is also a US citizen, allegedly called the Israel Police's 100 call emergency call center two months ago, claiming that bombs had been planted in several educational institutions across the country.
The caller, with a woman's voice, warned,"You have a bomb in the school." No explosives were found in any of the schools in question.
The suspect also allegedly made similar reports about bombs at New Zealand schools several months ago. Similar threats were also made in Australia, several European countries, and in the United States against Jewish Community Center (JCC) buildings.
In most cases, the traces led back to Israel.
The investigation, coordinated by the FBI, required international cooperation by law enforcement and intelligence agencies.
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions said in a statement Thursday that the arrest is the result of a large investigation into hate crimes against the Jewish community. He says the Justice Department "will not tolerate the targeting of any community in the country on the basis of their religious beliefs," calling the work by the FBI and Israeli police "outstanding."
The Anti-Defamation League says there have been more than 120 bomb threats against US Jewish community centers and day schools in the US since January 9th. Those threats led to evacuations of the buildings, upset Jewish communities and raised fears of rising anti-Semitism. The threats were accompanied by acts of vandalism on several Jewish cemeteries.
An Israeli man was arrested Thursday morning on suspicion of making false bomb threats against Jewish community centers in the United States, Australia, New Zealand and Israel over the past three months.
The suspect, 19, from Ashkelon, was arrested by the Israel Police's International Crime Investigations Unit at the request of American authorities after suspicions arose the threats were coming from Israel. His father was also detained for questioning.
Their remands were extended until March 30.
The suspect is believed to be behind hundreds of these hoax calls. He allegedly attempted to technologically mask the origin of his threatening communications to synagogues, community buildings and public venues.
Police seized a large Wi-Fi antenna on the window of the suspect's home, five computers, multiple network cards and other various multimedia devices.
During the hearing, Judge Amit Michles noted that the evidence presented convincingly ties the suspect to a series of calls made around the world to various institutions.
Furthermore, the judge also expressed surprise at the fact that the suspect chose to remain silent during his interrogation, saying that "it is a puzzling fact for someone without a criminal record to remain silent, when according to his attorney, he did not commit the acts police are accusing him of."
It is reported that at the time of the arrest, the 19-year-old suspect attempted to grab a policewoman's pistol and tried to harm himself, but was stopped.
His lawyer requested that he be placed under supervision after raising concern for his mental wellbeing and claiming that he might try to harm himself.
According to his lawyer, the suspect has been suffering from brain tumor since the age of 14, and as a result, has been homeschooled ever since. According to her, the illness affects his behavior, which impedes him from working and even prevented him from being conscripted into the IDF.
The suspect, who is also a US citizen, allegedly called the Israel Police's 100 call emergency call center two months ago, claiming that bombs had been planted in several educational institutions across the country.
The caller, with a woman's voice, warned,"You have a bomb in the school." No explosives were found in any of the schools in question.
The suspect also allegedly made similar reports about bombs at New Zealand schools several months ago. Similar threats were also made in Australia, several European countries, and in the United States against Jewish Community Center (JCC) buildings.
In most cases, the traces led back to Israel.
The investigation, coordinated by the FBI, required international cooperation by law enforcement and intelligence agencies.
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions said in a statement Thursday that the arrest is the result of a large investigation into hate crimes against the Jewish community. He says the Justice Department "will not tolerate the targeting of any community in the country on the basis of their religious beliefs," calling the work by the FBI and Israeli police "outstanding."
The Anti-Defamation League says there have been more than 120 bomb threats against US Jewish community centers and day schools in the US since January 9th. Those threats led to evacuations of the buildings, upset Jewish communities and raised fears of rising anti-Semitism. The threats were accompanied by acts of vandalism on several Jewish cemeteries.
Officer seen in video swearing at the driver, headbutting and kicking him during a roadside argument; driver: 'He headbutted and kicked me. I think I suffer from fractures. My honor went down the drain'; cop suspended pending investigation.
A Special Patrol Unit police officer was documented beating an older man in Wadi al-Joz in east Jerusalem on Thursday morning.
A video of the incident shows the police officer yelling at the man, a truck driver, with the argument later escalating to physical violence.
The police officer is seen headbutting the driver, kicking him and swearing at him.
In what appears to be the aftermath of a collision between their vehicles, the police officer yells at the driver, "(Do you think that) I'm going to pay for this, you son of a bitch?" further accusing "Are you threatening me?"
"I'm not threatening anyone," the truck driver is heard responding to the police officer.
Several passersby tried to calm the police officer down, to no avail. "Get lost, all of you!" the officer is heard yelling at anyone who tried to interfere, swearing at them and threatening them as well.
The video shows the police officer also kicking another person who was on the scene.
The argument finally ended when other police officers arrived at the scene and put a stop to the violence.
The argument broke out over a fender bender between the two on Tuesday afternoon when the truck driver, Mazen Shawiqi, hit the police officer's parked private vehicle.
"I got into my truck, his car was a bit in my way and I hit his bumper," Shawiqi recounted the accident. "No one came. I thought to myself, there are cameras here and everything is being filmed. When he tracks me down, I'll give him my insurance details. I really didn't leave a note because I thought there are cameras and it wasn't necessary."
Early on Thursday morning, the police officer tracked Shawiqi down and confronted him. "Today at 6am he came and told me 'You son of a bitch, get out of the car.' As soon as I got out of the truck, he started hitting me," the driver said.
"I asked him why he was acting that way. He said I caused damage to his car and ran away. I know there are cameras here, why would I run? I didn't kill anyone," Shawiqi continued.
"He headbutted me and kicked me. I got hit in the ribs and I think I suffer from fractures. I can barely speak. My honor went down the drain," the driver added.
Following the incident, the police officer was suspended, while the Police Investigation Unit launched a probe.
"This behavior is grave, abnormal and is not in line with the kind of behavior expected of police officers," the Israel Police said in a statement. "When we received the video, the police officer was immediately put on forced leave and will be summoned for a disciplinary hearing at a later stage. The Police Investigations Unit is examining the matter."
Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan praised the decision to suspend the officer, saying his behavior "was very grave and worthy of condemnation. This kind of behavior hurts the entire police force."
The incident led to outrage in east Jerusalem, where residents demanded the assaulting officer be arrested and fired.
"It was outrageous treatment," one eyewitness said. "The police officer jumped on the driver for no reason. He beat him cruelly. Simply broke all the laws. I don't understand how such a criminal cop has a job. He needs to be kicked out of the force."
MK Yousef Jabareen (Joint List) said the incident "is another evidence of police brutality and the racist, bullying treatment Arab residents suffer. I contacted the public security minister and I call for the immediate dismissal of the police officer.
"The cops in the field internalize the inciting messages they get from the political ranks, according to which Arab residents are second- or third-class residents, subjects without rights."
A Special Patrol Unit police officer was documented beating an older man in Wadi al-Joz in east Jerusalem on Thursday morning.
A video of the incident shows the police officer yelling at the man, a truck driver, with the argument later escalating to physical violence.
The police officer is seen headbutting the driver, kicking him and swearing at him.
In what appears to be the aftermath of a collision between their vehicles, the police officer yells at the driver, "(Do you think that) I'm going to pay for this, you son of a bitch?" further accusing "Are you threatening me?"
"I'm not threatening anyone," the truck driver is heard responding to the police officer.
Several passersby tried to calm the police officer down, to no avail. "Get lost, all of you!" the officer is heard yelling at anyone who tried to interfere, swearing at them and threatening them as well.
The video shows the police officer also kicking another person who was on the scene.
The argument finally ended when other police officers arrived at the scene and put a stop to the violence.
The argument broke out over a fender bender between the two on Tuesday afternoon when the truck driver, Mazen Shawiqi, hit the police officer's parked private vehicle.
"I got into my truck, his car was a bit in my way and I hit his bumper," Shawiqi recounted the accident. "No one came. I thought to myself, there are cameras here and everything is being filmed. When he tracks me down, I'll give him my insurance details. I really didn't leave a note because I thought there are cameras and it wasn't necessary."
Early on Thursday morning, the police officer tracked Shawiqi down and confronted him. "Today at 6am he came and told me 'You son of a bitch, get out of the car.' As soon as I got out of the truck, he started hitting me," the driver said.
"I asked him why he was acting that way. He said I caused damage to his car and ran away. I know there are cameras here, why would I run? I didn't kill anyone," Shawiqi continued.
"He headbutted me and kicked me. I got hit in the ribs and I think I suffer from fractures. I can barely speak. My honor went down the drain," the driver added.
Following the incident, the police officer was suspended, while the Police Investigation Unit launched a probe.
"This behavior is grave, abnormal and is not in line with the kind of behavior expected of police officers," the Israel Police said in a statement. "When we received the video, the police officer was immediately put on forced leave and will be summoned for a disciplinary hearing at a later stage. The Police Investigations Unit is examining the matter."
Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan praised the decision to suspend the officer, saying his behavior "was very grave and worthy of condemnation. This kind of behavior hurts the entire police force."
The incident led to outrage in east Jerusalem, where residents demanded the assaulting officer be arrested and fired.
"It was outrageous treatment," one eyewitness said. "The police officer jumped on the driver for no reason. He beat him cruelly. Simply broke all the laws. I don't understand how such a criminal cop has a job. He needs to be kicked out of the force."
MK Yousef Jabareen (Joint List) said the incident "is another evidence of police brutality and the racist, bullying treatment Arab residents suffer. I contacted the public security minister and I call for the immediate dismissal of the police officer.
"The cops in the field internalize the inciting messages they get from the political ranks, according to which Arab residents are second- or third-class residents, subjects without rights."
Two arrested and 10 held for questioning on Wednesday morning as part of ongoing police investigation in suspicions of suppliers providing bribes and kickbacks to company officials in order to win various tenders.
Yair Katz, 36, son of Welfare and Social Services Minister Haim Katz (Likud), was arrested Wednesday morning along with another suspect as part of the police's investigation into suspicions of corruption, fraud and breach of trust at the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI).
Katz has been a member of the IAI workers' union over the past four years and allegedly used his position to political ends.
"(Katz) made people register for the Likud party though intimidation and extortion," claimed police representative Slava Maron.
Maron added that since the investigation was made public, attempts were made by the younger Katz and other suspects to obstruct procedures.
"The workers' union cast fear on IAI workers. As someone in a senior position (Katz), who was supposed to help employees with their problems, he instead exploited his position—along with the other suspects—to instill fear in the workers and promote his personal interests," the police representative said.
Chairman of IAI's technicians' workers union David Peretz is also suspected of conducting political activity through extortion.
"When an organization such as this or a person representing it asks an employee to register to the Likud party, it's a problem for him to refuse," the representative said, adding that "people registered to the Likud even though it didn’t represent their political views because they felt threatened."
The suspects' remand was extended by five days at the police's request. Ten additional suspects were held for questioning. Police also searched the homes of the suspects.
The investigation will examine whether employees who registered to the Likud party received promotions at the IAI.
Minister Haim Katz is expected to be summoned in the next few days to give testimony concerning the allegations against his son.
The corruption investigation initially focused on suppliers providing bribes and kickbacks to company officials in order to win various tenders.
So far, 16 suspects have been arrested, including several senior board members and a bank manager.
Among those arrested is former senior IDF officer Brig. Gen. (res.) Amal Asad, who is believed to have received bribes from the company DruzNet, which allegedly transferred funds to him through his relatives so he would help them keep their IAI contract.
Another suspect is Eli Cohen, a senior member of the IAI workers' union, who is suspected of receiving and giving benefits to senior officials in the government company its suppliers.
In one glaring example, an as-of-yet unidentified northern Israel company allegedly provided illicit favors in exchange for several IAI contracts. In direct contravention of regulations, the same company was also given clear preference over others in tenders.
According to information from police, the unnamed contracting company was awarded "rolling" orders, meaning, each time payment for a particular service was concluded, an additional service contract would be provided.
"This is a complex and extensive investigation, which involves a number of different actors being suspected of a variety of offenses including bribery, aggravated fraud, money laundering, theft by a public servant and breach of trust," police said in a statement.
Police also added that the undercover investigation uncovered "systematic criminal conduct and deep suspected corruption that is apparently the norm in IAI.
"This case includes a large and diverse amount of people involved, including board members, executives, managers, junior staff; all those who were gatekeepers (to IAI), in addition to service providers and consultants for the company."
Yair Katz, 36, son of Welfare and Social Services Minister Haim Katz (Likud), was arrested Wednesday morning along with another suspect as part of the police's investigation into suspicions of corruption, fraud and breach of trust at the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI).
Katz has been a member of the IAI workers' union over the past four years and allegedly used his position to political ends.
"(Katz) made people register for the Likud party though intimidation and extortion," claimed police representative Slava Maron.
Maron added that since the investigation was made public, attempts were made by the younger Katz and other suspects to obstruct procedures.
"The workers' union cast fear on IAI workers. As someone in a senior position (Katz), who was supposed to help employees with their problems, he instead exploited his position—along with the other suspects—to instill fear in the workers and promote his personal interests," the police representative said.
Chairman of IAI's technicians' workers union David Peretz is also suspected of conducting political activity through extortion.
"When an organization such as this or a person representing it asks an employee to register to the Likud party, it's a problem for him to refuse," the representative said, adding that "people registered to the Likud even though it didn’t represent their political views because they felt threatened."
The suspects' remand was extended by five days at the police's request. Ten additional suspects were held for questioning. Police also searched the homes of the suspects.
The investigation will examine whether employees who registered to the Likud party received promotions at the IAI.
Minister Haim Katz is expected to be summoned in the next few days to give testimony concerning the allegations against his son.
The corruption investigation initially focused on suppliers providing bribes and kickbacks to company officials in order to win various tenders.
So far, 16 suspects have been arrested, including several senior board members and a bank manager.
Among those arrested is former senior IDF officer Brig. Gen. (res.) Amal Asad, who is believed to have received bribes from the company DruzNet, which allegedly transferred funds to him through his relatives so he would help them keep their IAI contract.
Another suspect is Eli Cohen, a senior member of the IAI workers' union, who is suspected of receiving and giving benefits to senior officials in the government company its suppliers.
In one glaring example, an as-of-yet unidentified northern Israel company allegedly provided illicit favors in exchange for several IAI contracts. In direct contravention of regulations, the same company was also given clear preference over others in tenders.
According to information from police, the unnamed contracting company was awarded "rolling" orders, meaning, each time payment for a particular service was concluded, an additional service contract would be provided.
"This is a complex and extensive investigation, which involves a number of different actors being suspected of a variety of offenses including bribery, aggravated fraud, money laundering, theft by a public servant and breach of trust," police said in a statement.
Police also added that the undercover investigation uncovered "systematic criminal conduct and deep suspected corruption that is apparently the norm in IAI.
"This case includes a large and diverse amount of people involved, including board members, executives, managers, junior staff; all those who were gatekeepers (to IAI), in addition to service providers and consultants for the company."
21 mar 2017
The former police officer is offered deal by the attorney general, despite being recorded beating IDF soldier of Ethiopian descent in uniform.
The policeman caught on camera beating Damas Pakada, an IDF soldier of Ethiopian descent, might only receive a fine with no jail time following a plea deal offered to him by Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit.
The attorney general informed the High Court of Justice Monday that the former police officer has been offered a plea, wherein he will avoid jail time and only be reprimanded and fined.
The officer was notified that he must accept the deal before April 9, otherwise he will be indicted.
Mandelblit announced in January that he was considering reopening the investigation against the former police officer following a petition that was filed against his predecessor, Yehuda Weinstein, for having closed the file.
Mandelblit wrote that "a reevaluation of the facts revealed certain inaccuracies" in Weinstein's decision. He added that "the use of force in the incident did not begin with Pakada's pushing the policeman, but with the policeman pushing Pakada and his bicycle."
The policeman caught on camera beating Damas Pakada, an IDF soldier of Ethiopian descent, might only receive a fine with no jail time following a plea deal offered to him by Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit.
The attorney general informed the High Court of Justice Monday that the former police officer has been offered a plea, wherein he will avoid jail time and only be reprimanded and fined.
The officer was notified that he must accept the deal before April 9, otherwise he will be indicted.
Mandelblit announced in January that he was considering reopening the investigation against the former police officer following a petition that was filed against his predecessor, Yehuda Weinstein, for having closed the file.
Mandelblit wrote that "a reevaluation of the facts revealed certain inaccuracies" in Weinstein's decision. He added that "the use of force in the incident did not begin with Pakada's pushing the policeman, but with the policeman pushing Pakada and his bicycle."
The IDF arrested three weapon smugglers on the suspicion of stealing armaments worth hundreds of thousands of shekels from IDF bases and attempting to sell them in the West Bank; seized weapons include RPG and a machine gun.
The Shin Bet has apprehended a weapons smuggling cell involved in the theft of armaments from IDF bases as well as illegal arms trade.
IDF and Border Police forces arrested three suspects—ages 19, 30 and 48—in the village of Taysir in the northwest of the West Bank's Samaria region.
The operation was led by the IDF's Lions of Jordan Battalion.
The troops seized an RPG launcher, an IMI Negev machine gun, 16 smoke grenades and ammunition.
The IDF and the Shin Bet have launched an investigation to determine which IDF bases or units the armaments were stolen from.
According to IDF assessments, these armaments could be sold in the West Bank for tens to hundreds of thousands of shekels, and likely reach the hands of terrorist organizations.
The Shin Bet has apprehended a weapons smuggling cell involved in the theft of armaments from IDF bases as well as illegal arms trade.
IDF and Border Police forces arrested three suspects—ages 19, 30 and 48—in the village of Taysir in the northwest of the West Bank's Samaria region.
The operation was led by the IDF's Lions of Jordan Battalion.
The troops seized an RPG launcher, an IMI Negev machine gun, 16 smoke grenades and ammunition.
The IDF and the Shin Bet have launched an investigation to determine which IDF bases or units the armaments were stolen from.
According to IDF assessments, these armaments could be sold in the West Bank for tens to hundreds of thousands of shekels, and likely reach the hands of terrorist organizations.
