For the second time this month, police announced on Monday the arrest of two East Jerusalem residents accused of supporting the Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling
Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not
reallyMoslems....
terror group, who were allegedly planning to carry out bombing attacks near the Knesset in the capital.
The pair purchased chemicals including hydrogen peroxide to make bombs that were to be used to kill civilians and security forces in Jerusalem, the Israel Police and the Shin Bet security service said in a joint statement.
An investigation was launched after the Shin Bet uncovered the suspects’ plans and they were arrested before they could carry out any attacks.
According to the charge sheet presented at the Jerusalem District Court, the suspects regularly consumed ISIS materials online, such as videos on religious sermons and executions, including beheadings.
Police said that Mustafa Abd al-Nabi and Ahmad Natasha, aged 19 and 20, were arrested on December 26 at their homes in Ras al-Amud in East Jerusalem. During a search, security forces found chemicals that were believed to be intended for bomb-making, along with a notebook with formulas for preparing bombs and ISIS materials.
Prosecutors added that Mustafa had planned to carry out a terrorist attack by detonating a truck bomb filled with gas tanks near the Knesset, with the aim of murdering Jews and causing extensive damage.
The charge sheet also said that in October Natasha hung flags of the Hamas
...the well-beloved offspring of the Moslem Brotherhood,...terror group in Ras al-Amud for about a week.
The statement noted that over the past year, security forces had foiled dozens of attacks and attempted attacks in the Jerusalem area.
"The Israel Police and the Shin Bet will continue to work with all security forces to counter terrorism and arrest terrorists, with the aim of protecting the citizens of Israel," the statement said.
Earlier in January, two East Jerusalem residents also linked to ISIS were arrested under similar circumstances, and were to be indicted for planning to carry out bombing attacks in the capital.
The pair, residents of the Jabel Mukaber neighborhood in East Jerusalem, allegedly intended to use bombs against security forces, according to police.
In October, three Arab Israelis allegedly affiliated with ISIS were arrested on suspicion of planning to carry out "terror activities," the Shin Bet said. They were residents of Sakhnin and Arraba in the north of the country.
Last year, ISIS called for Arabs in Israel to carry out attacks throughout the country.