"100 tons of marijuana are smuggled into Israel every year from the Palestinian Authority." So said Israel Police Drug Department head Yifat Steinberg yesterday at a Knesset anti-drugs committee session.
The session was convened following the uncovering of what the Shabak and police called a very grave matter. It was found that Arabs of Yesha (Judea and Samaria) attempted to enlist addicted Israeli youth prior to their enlistment in the IDF, and take advantage of their need for drugs to force them to spy on the army. The Arabs promised them drugs in exchange for classified information.
In light of reports that five tons of marijuana growths had been uprooted in Gaza in the past two years, MK Ayoub Kara (Likud) said that this indicates a "Vietnamization" of the Palestinian Authority. He said that if we are not careful, we are liable to find ourselves in "jungles of marijuana fields."
The session was convened following the uncovering of what the Shabak and police called a very grave matter. It was found that Arabs of Yesha (Judea and Samaria) attempted to enlist addicted Israeli youth prior to their enlistment in the IDF, and take advantage of their need for drugs to force them to spy on the army. The Arabs promised them drugs in exchange for classified information.
In light of reports that five tons of marijuana growths had been uprooted in Gaza in the past two years, MK Ayoub Kara (Likud) said that this indicates a "Vietnamization" of the Palestinian Authority. He said that if we are not careful, we are liable to find ourselves in "jungles of marijuana fields."