Journalist David Bedein of the Israel Resource News Agency reports that an IDF briefer told reporters last week that Al Qaeda terrorists are being openly trained to attack Israel at the Ein Hilwe UNRWA refugee camp in Lebanon. The briefing took place less than three hours before at least two Arab terrorists opened fire on a northern Israeli highway and killed six people; the terrorists were later found to have infiltrated from Lebanon. Bedein notes that unofficial Israeli intelligence sources said that the murderers, assumed to be from Hizbullah, were in fact organized and trained by Al Quaeda. The issue to be investigated now, says Bedein, is whether the U.S., which covers 20% of the UNRWA budget, is planning to demolish the Al Qaeda bases in the UNRWA camps in Lebanon, as it is doing to the Al Qaeda camps in Afghanistan - and if not, why not?
Last week, it was announced that the GSS had arrested a Swedish national with apparent Al-Qaeda ties who attempted to infiltrate into Israel and perpetrate a massive terrorist attack. Muhammad Ali Muhammad, 34, of Somalian origin and currently a Swedish citizen, was arrested two weeks ago on the Jordan River Bridge. In his possession were newspaper clippings about Osama Bin-Laden and Al-Qaeda suicide terrorists. The ensuing interrogation confirmed that he was in fact an enthusiastic Bin-Laden supporter.
Last week, it was announced that the GSS had arrested a Swedish national with apparent Al-Qaeda ties who attempted to infiltrate into Israel and perpetrate a massive terrorist attack. Muhammad Ali Muhammad, 34, of Somalian origin and currently a Swedish citizen, was arrested two weeks ago on the Jordan River Bridge. In his possession were newspaper clippings about Osama Bin-Laden and Al-Qaeda suicide terrorists. The ensuing interrogation confirmed that he was in fact an enthusiastic Bin-Laden supporter.