Posted by
Cary Wesberry on Sunday, July 13, 2008 10:26:31 PM
Jerusalem (CNSNews.com) – The arrest of two Israeli Arabs charged with helping al Qaeda plan terror attacks in Israel is a sign that global jihadist groups are working step by step to take over the Middle East, a counter-terrorism expert here said.
Israel’s Shin Bet security service announced this week that it had arrested Taher Abu Sakut, 21, and Omar Abu Sakut, 22, residents of the southern Israeli Bedouin town of Rahat, on suspicion of having joined al Qaeda and of acting on the organization’s behalf to harm Israeli citizens and the state of Israel.
It is the first time that Israeli citizens have been accused of cooperating with al Qaeda.
The arrests demonstrate the “virtual” process al Qaeda is using to build an infrastructure in the Middle East, including in Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and now Israel, said Eitan Azani, deputy director of the Institute for Counter-Terrorism in Herzliya, Israel.
The two suspects, who were described in local reports as cousins, were accused of membership in a terrorist organization, aiding the enemy in wartime and delivering information to the enemy in order to harm national security.
Continue reading the report at the link above. There is no Arab 5th Column in Israel. Just move along folks, nothing to see here. While the Shin Bet is at it, there are a few Arab members of the Knesset who could stand to be arrested for the same crimes. This report is further proof that al-Qaeda and the other Islamic fascists will not stop by negotiation or being scared into submission. Only their deaths or lifetime imprisonment removes the threat they impose on the world. These two were only 21 and 22-years old. A pathetic waste of one's life at such an early age.