Posted on 10/22/2024 1:39:18 PM PDT by Freeleesy
Ring of suspects aged 19-23, almost all Israeli citizens, marks fifth Iranian spy case revealed since September, and first to profess a desire to hurt Israel as the main motivation.
Seven East Jerusalem Palestinians have been arrested on suspicion of spying for Iran and plotting attacks in Israel on the Islamic Republic’s behalf, the Israel Police and Shin Bet said Tuesday, marking the fifth such case to be revealed in just over a month and the second in as many days.
The suspects, all men aged 19 to 23 from the Beit Safafa neighborhood without previous criminal or security-related records, were pursuing the assassination of an Israeli nuclear scientist as well as the mayor of a large city in central Israel, the authorities said in a statement.
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A plot involving a group of six inexperienced Arab young men from East Jerusalem IMHO would have very little chance of success for a myriad of reasons. The real threat to Israel are lone wolves who do not communicate their actions on computers, social media or cell phones.
Yet, another reminder that Meir kahane was right, Arabs cannot be permitted to live in Israel.
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