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| Israeli Woman Aided Suicide Bomber |
| 2002-05-31 |
| Israel's domestic security service said on Thursday it had arrested an Israeli woman and her Palestinian husband who had confessed to aiding a suicide bombing that killed two Israelis last week. The Shin Bet also said that the May 22 attack in a park in Rishon Letzion near Tel Aviv, in which 27 Israelis were also wounded, could have been deadlier if a Palestinian woman meant to be a second bomber had not pulled out at the last minute. Another one who backed out, by golly. And a woman. Could it be they're running out of suicidal men? The bombing was claimed by the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades. In a statement, Shin Bet said the bomber, a 17-year-old from the Bethlehem area, had been driven to the attack site by the married couple. The husband and wife, a 33-year-old Palestinian from Dehaishe refugee camp near Bethlehem and a 26-year-old Jewish immigrant from Russia, were arrested on May 23 and confessed to aiding the attack. "While dozens of Israeli Arabs have been arrested on suspicion of abetting Palestinian terrorists during the intifada, such complicity on the part of Israeli Jews is almost unheard of," Israeli police spokesman said. Here's hoping it earns her some significant jug time or there will be more Palestinian lotharios romancing the immigrant babes for an entry into society for nefarious purposes... A 20-year-old Palestinian woman from the Bethlehem area was also in Shin Bet custody. The agency said she rode with the couple and the bomber and was meant to carry out a follow-up suicide bombing at the Rishon Letzion park after emergency crews rushed to the scene. The Shin Bet cited the couple as saying the woman, who was arrested Wednesday and admitted her role in the plot, backed out as they were en route to Rishon Letzion. Was that when the boomer's head went past at 90 miles an hour, or when his innards hit the windshield? The Israeli woman told the Shin Bet that it was only when the Palestinian woman turned back that she realized they were on the way to a suicide bombing. 'Bout the time the boom occurred, huh? Tough for her. People know you by your friends, in this case by your relatives by marriage. But the Shin Bet said her husband was fully aware of the plan, had mapped out the target site and later showed the Israeli authorities a car waiting nearby with a second, unused explosive belt. All of the Fatah members in Dehaishe directly involved with the plot had been caught. The army said they were among 42 suspected militants it had arrested in Bethlehem after seizing parts of the biblical West Bank city on Monday. Troops left on Thursday afternoon. Sure hope they're keeping that intel network taken care of, because it's a gem. Shin Bet is damned good. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |