Al-Qaida cell arrested in plot to attack U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv

[Mosby]

Source: JTA

ERUSALEM (JTA) — An al-Qaida cell suspected of planning several terror attacks in Israel, including on the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv, was arrested.

A gag order on the three arrests made several weeks ago by Israel’s Shin Bet security service was lifted Wednesday by the Jerusalem Magistrate Court.

Two of the alleged terrorists are from the West Bank; the third is from eastern Jerusalem. They reportedly were planning at least two major attacks, including a suicide bombing and a truck bombing. The other target was the International Convention Center in Jerusalem.



Read more: http://www.jta.org/2014/01/22/news-opinion/israel-middle-east/al-qaida-terror-cell-plotting-to-attack-u-s-embassy-in-tel-aviv-arrested

[Mosby]

1. Three al-Qaida recruits in J’lem nabbed for planning ‘large-scale bombings’

The Shin Bet announced Wednesday that it had arrested three Palestinians from east Jerusalem who were recruited online by an al-Qaida operative in Gaza. It said the three were in the midst of preparations to carry out a string of large-scale bombing and shooting attacks on multiple targets in Israel.

The intended targets included the Jerusalem International Convention Center, a bus traveling between the capital and Ma’aleh Adumim, the US Embassy in Tel Aviv, and emergency responders who would have arrived at the scenes of attacks.

The Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) said an al-Qaida operative in Gaza, named as Ariv al-Sham, recruited the men separately as three independent terrorist cells. Senior Shin Bet sources said they believed Sham received his orders directly from the head of al-Qaida, Ayman al-Zawahiri.

Using Skype and Facebook, Sham was able to recruit Iyad Khalil Abu-Sara, 23, of Ras Hamis of east Jerusalem, who has an Israeli ID card. During questioning, Abu-Sara, who was arrested on December 25, admitted to volunteering to carry out a “sacrifice attack” on an Israeli bus traveling between Jerusalem and Ma’aleh Adumim. In the planned attack, terrorists would shoot out the bus’s tires, causing it to overturn, before gunning down passengers at close range and firing on emergency responders.

http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Three-al-Qaida-recruits-in-Jlem-nabbed-for-planning-large-scale-bombings-339096

[riverwalker]

6. "posing as tourists"

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/22/us-security-israel-palestinians-qaeda-idUSBREA0L20S20140122

[2banon]

7. A non existing 'terrist group" is still being touted as real. wow. and in Israel no less! n/t

[ReRe]

11. Exactly. n/t

[imthevicar]

13. After How much,

Of A beating.

[Tx4obama]

2. Kick n/t

[Omaha Steve]

3. Sorry for the dupe

K&R!

[1000words]

4. Thanks

We still aren't attacking Iran

[atreides1]

5. Al-Qaida in Israel

Oh well!

[longship]

9. Who woulda thunk it?

By all means, let's build more settlements on the West Bank. Moar!!!!! I want MOAR!!!!!!!!!! God gave us this land!!!!! Arrrrrrgh!!!!!!!

There comes a time when one must sit back and reflect. Look at the consequences of ones actions. Above all, one must put oneself into your opponent's shoes.

Nope. That ain't bloody likely gonna happen any time soon in the Middle East.

Religion is destroying any chance for peace.

Both sides claim that some god says the land is theirs.

Both are wrong.

[2banon]

8. yeah, sure. uh huh. whatever.

[delrem]

10. al Qaeda.

I knew those Palestinian terrorists were evil, but now that I know that their terrorists are al Qaeda terrorists I can't think of anything that could be worse.
Hopefully Israeli settlements in East Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria are quickly expanded enough to secure the whole territory from those al Qaeda terrorist. Annexing the whole of area C would be a good start, and is of course on the US/Israel table. That would certainly force the al Qaeda terrorists out, which would be a good thing because al Qaeda doesn't belong in a civilized world.

[imthevicar]

12. LOL!

I consider the source, Suspect.

[leftynyc]

14. The reactions on this thread are nauseating

It's one thing to think that Israel is a rogue nation and nonsense like that but to dispute that there are fanatical Muslims that like to kill non-Muslims is just ignoring reality. There are days this place makes me embarrassed and this is one of them. I'm out of here.

[Mosby]

15. Isn't DU3 great?

The key to surviving around here is to have extremely low expectations.

[leftynyc]

16. LOL - ain't that the truth

Although DU1 and DU2 weren't any better on this subject. It's why I've never recommended this site to anyone.