Israeli 'helped suicide bomber'

[newyorican]

An Israeli Jew has been charged with helping a Palestinian suicide bomber enter Israel, where he blew himself up last month, killing five people.

Kfir Levy, 25, has been charged with manslaughter, along with two Israeli Arabs also suspected of helping the attacker to reach the city of Netanya.

Israel's security service says Mr Levy drove the bomber through a checkpoint. Mr Levy denies the charge.

It is the second time an Israeli Jew has been charged over such an attack.

Last year, an Israeli taxi driver was sentenced to six months' community service for driving a suicide bomber to Geha, near Tel Aviv, where he killed four people, in 2003.

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I guess Hamas, IJ, Hezbollah and Fatah were all on holiday...but, just this time. Seriously. I mean this has never happened before...right? RIGHT?

[eyl]

1. It's happened before, several times

The question in these cases is if the drivers knew the guy was a suicide bomber or not.

[Monkie]

2. it seems the bomber used a existing criminal network

jpost has some details

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1122949167147

"The three were charged with five counts of manslaughter, 30 counts of causing grievous harm, destroying evidence, obstructing justice, illegally transporting a foreign resident in Israel and conspiracy to commit felony. The manslaughter charges each carry a penalty of up to 20 years in jail.
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According to the Shin Bet, the three Israeli citizens admitted to their involvement, but claimed they were unaware that Jawi was a suicide bomber. Security officials said that Azzam confessed to investigators that for seven months, he and Levy were involved in smuggling Palestinians illegally into Israel, and were paid NIS 1000 for each illegal Palestinian they smuggled in. According to officials the two smuggled 1600 Palestinians illegally into Israel during that period."

[eyl]

3. Wouldn't be the first time

The relationships between Israeli and Palestinian car thieves, drug dealers, and other criminals are shining examples of cooperation across the lines of conflict.:sarcasm:

[Monkie]

4. i think it shows how hopeless the "war on terror is"

The fact that criminals can cooperate across the lines of conflict and still flourish despite the high security environment shows how futile it is to try to stop this with force alone,however overwhelming that force is.
No force as strong as a free mind.

[Lithos]

5. Yep

These men were just tools of their own greed, nothing more, nothing less.

L-

[tucoramirez2005]

6. After an infiltration attack on a settlement

it came out that a settler had sold army uniforms to the infiltrators.

Fool me once, shame on you...

I don't buy into this cr@p any more.