Fuaz Abara, the terrorist who planned a 2004 suicide bombing at Tel Aviv’s Carmel market, showed no remorse as he was sentenced Sunday for the crime.
Abara’s sixteen-year-old emissary of death, Amar Al-Far, a resident of the Askar neighborhood in Shechem, blew himself up in the crowded open air market at the intersection of Rambam and Hacarmel Streets at midday on November 1, 2004.
Three people were killed in the blast; 64-year-old Leah Levine and 32-year-old Tatyana Ackerman, both of Givatayim, and 65-year-old Shmuel Levi of Yaffo. More than 50 others were wounded as well.
We have before us a vile murderer who showed no remorse for planning a bloodbath inside Israel.
Abara, a 36-year-old member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) terror organization was convicted of masterminding the plot and sending the teenager to carry out the attack. He was sentenced by a military court to three life terms plus 20 years in prison for the crime. In their ruling, the judges wrote, “We have before us a vile murderer who showed no remorse for planning a bloodbath inside Israel.”
Bassam Hundakji, a second PFLP member who led the suicide bomber from the Palestinian Authority territories into Israel, said the original target in Jerusalem was abandoned due to high security in the area. The eventual site of the bombing was chosen at the last minute, said Hundakji.
The teenage terrorist’s mother, 45-year-old Samira Abdullah, later condemned those who had sent her son on the deadly mission. “It’s immoral to send someone so young,” she said bitterly. “They should have sent an adult who understands the meaning of his deeds.”
Abara’s sixteen-year-old emissary of death, Amar Al-Far, a resident of the Askar neighborhood in Shechem, blew himself up in the crowded open air market at the intersection of Rambam and Hacarmel Streets at midday on November 1, 2004.
Three people were killed in the blast; 64-year-old Leah Levine and 32-year-old Tatyana Ackerman, both of Givatayim, and 65-year-old Shmuel Levi of Yaffo. More than 50 others were wounded as well.
We have before us a vile murderer who showed no remorse for planning a bloodbath inside Israel.
Abara, a 36-year-old member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) terror organization was convicted of masterminding the plot and sending the teenager to carry out the attack. He was sentenced by a military court to three life terms plus 20 years in prison for the crime. In their ruling, the judges wrote, “We have before us a vile murderer who showed no remorse for planning a bloodbath inside Israel.”
Bassam Hundakji, a second PFLP member who led the suicide bomber from the Palestinian Authority territories into Israel, said the original target in Jerusalem was abandoned due to high security in the area. The eventual site of the bombing was chosen at the last minute, said Hundakji.
The teenage terrorist’s mother, 45-year-old Samira Abdullah, later condemned those who had sent her son on the deadly mission. “It’s immoral to send someone so young,” she said bitterly. “They should have sent an adult who understands the meaning of his deeds.”