Dit is de andere kant van de ontoelaatbare discriminatie van Israelische Arabieren. Oorzaak en gevolg zijn soms lastig te scheiden, maar dit draagt niet bij aan een toleranter klimaat tegenover Arabieren in Israel.
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Seven Israeli Arabs arrested in plot to kidnap IDF soldiers
Last update - 13:02 30/04/2009
7 Israeli Arabs suspected of plotting to kidnap IDF soldiers
By Eli Ashkenazi, Haaretz Correspondent
7 Israeli Arabs suspected of plotting to kidnap IDF soldiers
By Eli Ashkenazi, Haaretz Correspondent
Seven Israeli Arab suspects, including two minors, were arrested recently on suspicion of planning terror attacks and attempting to kidnap Israel Defense Forces soldiers.
Authorities had maintained a gag order over the case, which prevented media outlets from releasing details about the case until Thursday.
The indictments against the suspects include charges of aiding the enemy during wartime, contacting a foreign agent, conspiracy, and multiple weapons charges.
The suspects were arrested in a joint operation by police and the Shin Bet Security Service. During searches of the suspects' homes, authorities found nine explosive belts ready to be detonated and information on their computers that implicated them in the plot.
The suspects were arrested in a joint operation by police and the Shin Bet Security Service. During searches of the suspects' homes, authorities found nine explosive belts ready to be detonated and information on their computers that implicated them in the plot.
Police said that the group was arrested shortly before executing their plot. Six of the suspects hail from the village Barta'a in the Wadi Ara region and one was from the northern village of Mrar.
In recent years, Israeli Arabs and Israeli identity card-carrying Palestinians in East Jerusalem have become increasingly involved in terrorist acts against various targets in the country.
Over the course of the last five years, there have been at least six documented instances of attacks committed by Israeli Arabs or East Jerusalem residents. Most of the assailants acted on their own volition and were not assisted by any organizational structure.
A group calling itself "Galilee Freedom Fighters" claimed responsibility for some of the attacks, yet defense officials have yet to determine whether the organization is real.
Officials in the security establishment believe most of the attacks were perpetrated by lone assailants, a fact which made it more difficult for the police and the army to gain information that would enable them to preemptively thwart the attack.
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