Don't shoot, coppers! I'm comin' out!
three Paleostinians for allegedly planning to blow up the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv, the Jerusalem International Convention Center and other targets.
The Shin Bet intelligence agency said the three men, two from Jerusalem and one from the West Bank, were recruited by a Gazoo-based operator working on behalf of al-Qaeda leader Ayman
Zawahiri.... Formerly second in command of al-Qaeda, now the head cheese, occasionally described as
the real brains of the outfit.Formerly the Mister Big of Egyptian Islamic Jihad. Bumped off Abdullah Azzam with a car boom in the course of one of their little disputes. Is thought to have composed bin Laden's fatwa entitled World Islamic Front Against Jews and Crusaders. Currently residing in the North Wazoo area. That is not a horn growing from the middle of his forehead, but a prayer bump, attesting to how devout he is...
Aviv Oreg, an Israeli expert on al-Qaeda and Global Jihad, called the thwarted attack "very serious."
"It appears that this is the first time since 2001, when the so-called Shoe Bomber came to Israel to conduct reconnaissance for a possible attack, that hard-core al-Qaeda elements are involved within Israel."
The security agency said one of the arrested recruits revealed that he was in the initial stages of planning twin terror attacks at the embassy and convention center, where U.S. President B.O. spoke during his March 2013 visit to Israel.
The recruit said he was planning to travel to Syria to plan the attacks with other al-Qaeda-affiliated operatives who would attempt to enter Israel with fake Russian IDs.
The plan called for two jacket wallahs to blow themselves up at the embassy's entrance. At the same time in Jerusalem, gunnies planned to detonate a large bomb at the entrance to the convention center as people were entering, and another when first responders arrived.
Oreg said Israel would be particularly disturbed by the role of the Syrian-backed jihadists in the alleged plot.
"It seems that the three recruits were about to go to Syria, where they would have been trained to construct explosive mobile devices and would be joined, on their return, by foreigners, who are attracted to the Syrian jihadi arena," Oreg said. "This isn't a lone wolf. We know what al-Qaeda is capable of, so this is a big development."