Two Arabs arrested for plotting missile attack on Teddy Stadium were British Consulate employees
On Sunday, I reported that five (a number I got from Israel Radio) Jerusalem Arabs had been arrested and charged with plotting a missile attack on
Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem's main soccer stadium.
As a couple of people have already noted in the comments, it now turns out that the two main suspects were also
employees of the British Consulate in Jerusalem.
Britain's Foreign Office has confirmed the arrests and says the UK is urgently seeking confirmation of the charges.
"We have been told by the Israeli authorities that the investigation into our two employees is unrelated to the work they do at the consulate," the spokesman said.
British sources in Israel say the pair are not thought to be senior members of staff. All staff at British embassies and consulates abroad are meant to undergo strict security screening.
So I guess that means they can keep their jobs?
By the way, 'strict security screening'?
Like at Heathrow?
What could go wrong?
Labels: airport security, Beitar Jerusalem, British Consulate, HaPoel Jerusalem, London Heathrow Airport, Teddy Stadium
Released for publication: Arabs planned missile attack on Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem
It has been released for publication that five Jerusalem Arabs (who have the right to Israeli citizenship) have been arrested in connection with a plot to carry out a missile attack on
Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem's main soccer stadium.
Officials released for publication Sunday details of a plot by several Jerusalem Arabs who, working on behalf of Hamas, had planned to fire a missile at Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem during a major event there. The attack had been planned for last November, but was foiled by Israeli security agents.
The Arabs arrested are residents of Arab neighborhoods of Jerusalem. The main suspects in the case, two friends, decided to carry out the attack in the wake of Operation Cast Lead, and collected information about possible targets in the city, including the stadium. They began acquiring weapons and bombs for an attack, and made contact with members of the Muslim Brotherhood in Saudi Arabia, via relatives. In addition to preparing for the attack, the detainees supplied under questioning details of Hamas activity in Jerusalem, especially on the Temple Mount.
So can we say that the system worked because these people were caught? I think so.
Labels: Beitar Jerusalem, HaPoel Jerusalem, Teddy Stadium
On Sunday, I reported that five (a number I got from Israel Radio) Jerusalem Arabs had been arrested and charged with plotting a missile attack on Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem's main soccer stadium.
