ilsTdA'als
Police have conducted wide searches
near the community of Migdal, north
of Tiberias.
The yeshivah student disappeared
Sunday while visiting Mount Meron,
near Safed, when he stayed behind at a
holy man's tomb while his friends went
hiking. Police searched for him in
Safed, Jerusalem and near Netanya,
where one person claimed he dropped
the student off after giving him a ride.
Police don't know whether Bennet or
the American yeshivah student were
kidnapped, and it remains unclear
whether the disappearances have any-
thing to do with terrorist activities.
However, police have expressed con-
cern that the disappearances in the
Galilee region of Sheichat, of Bennet
and the American student may all be
linked to a single gang of terrorists.
This concern intensified following
reports last week from an IDF soldier,
who said unidentified men tried to
force him into a car while he was wait-
ing for a ride. The soldier later admit-
ted he made up the story..
Security forces on Aug. 4 were able
to arrest two terrorists responsible for
suicide bombings in Jerusalem. The
two allegedly confessed that they also
had planned to kidnap soldiers, civil-
ians and politicians, including Prime
Minister Ariel Sharon and other
Cabinet ministers.
Since the assassination of Tourism
Minister Rehavam Ze'evi by
Palestinian terrorists in October 2001,
security forces have warned that terror-
ists might try to hurt Israeli politicians.
Samer Atrash and Omar Sharif, both
residents of eastern Jerusalem, allegedly
assisted the suicide bombers who blew
up buses in Jerusalem last May and
June.
Seven people were killed in an explo-
sion at an intersection in the French
Hill neighborhood on May 18, and 17
people were killed in a June 11 explo-
sion downtown.
Both men used their Israeli identity
cards to move freely around the coun-
try and collect information on poten-
tial targets. Sharif, who worked as a
janitor at Hebrew University in
Jerusalem, allegedly drove one suicide
bomber to downtown Jerusalem, where
he helped him put on the explosive
vest and dress up as a fervently
Orthodox Jew. The terrorist then
boarded a bus that exploded on Jaffa
Street not far from the Mahane Yehuda
produce market.
The suspects reportedly said they
also had attempted to kidnap Israeli
civilians after making contact with
them through the Internet. ❑
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