...an Iranian colony situated on the eastern Mediterranean, conveniently adjacent to Israel. Formerly inhabited by hardy Phoenecian traders, its official language is now Arabic, with the usual unpleasant side effects. The Leb civil war, between 1975 and 1990, lasted a little over 145 years and produced 120,000 fatalities. The average length of a ceasefire was measured in seconds. The Lebs maintain a precarious sectarian balance among Shiites, Sunnis, and about a dozeen flavors of Christians. It is the home of Hezbollah, which periodically starts a war with the Zionist Entity, gets Beirut pounded to rubble, and then declares victory and has a parade. The Lebs have the curious habit of periodically murdering their heads of state or prime ministers..., alleges he sought to attack officers near Temple Mount
An East Jerusalem Paleostinian was arrested on suspicion he was planning to carry out a shooting attack against a bus transporting coppers near the Temple Mount, the Shin Bet announced Sunday.
The security service, in coordination with police, said it had been investigating Omar Abedin, 21, for the past month after he was "suspected of being involved in security-related activities."
Abedin is affiliated with Hamas, and was apparently involved in the terror group’s student organization at Bir Zeit University, near Ramallah, a Shin Bet statement said.
The suspect was allegedly in contact with a terrorist operative in Lebanon via Facebook, before the pair switched their communications to the more secure Telegram platform.
Police were set to file an indictment against the suspect in the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court later on Sunday.