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Synagogue massacre averted, terror cell revealed
Arutz Sheva ^ | 5/11/2016 | David Rosenberg

Posted on 05/11/2016 7:01:36 AM PDT by Lera

Three Israeli Arabs arrested over terror plots to carry out massacre at Akko synagogue, attacks in Jerusalem.

Three Israeli Arabs from the Galilee region were indicted on Wednesday over a plot to carry out a series of terror attacks in the northern city of Akko and Old City of Jerusalem.

Wednesday's indictment of the terror cell not only revealed the group's existence, but shed light on the terrorists' gruesome plans, which were inspired by one of the worst terror attacks in recent years.

According to the indictment, Ali Sobeah, Ibrahim Shami, and Mahdi Basel had planned a major terror attack on Israeli security forces near Damascus Gate in the Old City of Jerusalem. Their plan included both stabbing attacks and automatic firearms.

The group allegedly was looking for higher casualty levels than other similar terror attacks, and when they failed to acquire submachine guns, the attack was called off.

Several days later the three met in a mosque in northern Israel to plan out other terror attacks, including a shooting attack on Israeli soldiers.

Over the course of the next few months, the terror cell considered a number of possible attacks involving knives and firearms. According to the indictment, the group aimed to cause a mass casualty event and then "die as martyrs".

Eventually the cell settled on two attacks: first, to slaughter Jewish worshippers praying at an Akko synagogue in northern Israel, then attack soldiers either at a local military base or in the Old City of Jerusalem.

The planned attack on the Akko synagogue was reportedly influenced by the 2014 Har Nof Massacre, in which four worshippers and one police officer were slaughtered.

(Excerpt) Read more at israelnationalnews.com ...


TOPICS: Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: islamicterrorism; israel; palestinians; terrorattackthwarted
They need to stop playing around with these terrorist and start using the death penalty and deporting all their family members to Gaza.
1 posted on 05/11/2016 7:01:36 AM PDT by Lera
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To: Lera

Israel does not have a death penalty. When they hanged Eichmann they had to go through all sorts of hoops to justify the hanging.


2 posted on 05/11/2016 7:16:18 AM PDT by 17th Miss Regt
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To: Lera

If there’s no death penalty in Israel, then don’t take prisoners; collect bodies instead; problem solved.


3 posted on 05/11/2016 7:43:00 AM PDT by BuffaloJack (The reason for Gun Control has always been Government's Fear of Rebellion.)
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To: Lera

“Three Israeli Arabs”
Don’t say “arab” when you mean to say “muzlim”.


4 posted on 05/11/2016 7:50:12 AM PDT by I want the USA back (The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it. Orwell.)
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5 posted on 05/12/2016 4:31:55 AM PDT by SJackson (Oh my God, she's so beautiful and she's so little!, Huma first impression of Hillary)
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To: Lera

Deport them to where ever they came from, most Paliostiens are first gen immigrants.


6 posted on 05/12/2016 10:49:26 AM PDT by American in Israel (A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
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