Ashraf Keisi, 25, was 14 when he moved from Hadera to Baka el-Gharbiye. The Islamic Jihad terror organization contacted him to carry out the attack, and he cooperated with them every step of the way – even driving the suicide terrorist to his final murderous destination.
The bomber blew himself up outside The Stage club on the Tel Aviv boardwalk on a Friday night, killing five and wounding 50. Shabak (General Security Service) agents arrested Keisi the next day, and he confessed to have been knowingly involved. He was indicted this morning in the Tel Aviv District Court.
Keisi was actively involved in choosing the location of the attack. When his handlers suggested Netanya, he said that in the winter, not many people walked around outside. He also rejected Hadera, because, he said, he knew many people there, including relatives. When Jerusalem was proposed, he said that he was not familiar with the area – and they finally settled on Tel Aviv. On Feb. 25, Keisi, armed with his perfect knowledge of Hebrew and his Israeli identity card, drove the suicide terrorist through a police checkpoint near Herzliya. "Make believe you're sleeping," he told his passenger, and in fact they aroused no suspicion. When Keisi dropped him off in Tel Aviv, he said that he would need about 30 minutes in order to get home – and the terrorist obliged him by waiting that long before blowing himself up.
Though this is far from the first time that an Israeli-Arab has been involved in a terrorist attack, it is remarkable in that he was so heavily involved in the planning and in the details, and in that he grew up in a Jewish city.
In other security news, Arutz-7's Kobi Finkler reports that for about the 25th time this year, terrorists attempted to leave Gaza through the fence around the Strip this morning. IDF soldiers caught the four, just north of the Kisufim Crossing, before they could carry out their deadly plans.
Last night, Arabs fired at an IDF outpost near Gadid in southern Gush Katif. No one was hurt and no damage was caused.
The bomber blew himself up outside The Stage club on the Tel Aviv boardwalk on a Friday night, killing five and wounding 50. Shabak (General Security Service) agents arrested Keisi the next day, and he confessed to have been knowingly involved. He was indicted this morning in the Tel Aviv District Court.
Keisi was actively involved in choosing the location of the attack. When his handlers suggested Netanya, he said that in the winter, not many people walked around outside. He also rejected Hadera, because, he said, he knew many people there, including relatives. When Jerusalem was proposed, he said that he was not familiar with the area – and they finally settled on Tel Aviv. On Feb. 25, Keisi, armed with his perfect knowledge of Hebrew and his Israeli identity card, drove the suicide terrorist through a police checkpoint near Herzliya. "Make believe you're sleeping," he told his passenger, and in fact they aroused no suspicion. When Keisi dropped him off in Tel Aviv, he said that he would need about 30 minutes in order to get home – and the terrorist obliged him by waiting that long before blowing himself up.
Though this is far from the first time that an Israeli-Arab has been involved in a terrorist attack, it is remarkable in that he was so heavily involved in the planning and in the details, and in that he grew up in a Jewish city.
In other security news, Arutz-7's Kobi Finkler reports that for about the 25th time this year, terrorists attempted to leave Gaza through the fence around the Strip this morning. IDF soldiers caught the four, just north of the Kisufim Crossing, before they could carry out their deadly plans.
Last night, Arabs fired at an IDF outpost near Gadid in southern Gush Katif. No one was hurt and no damage was caused.