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November 2, 2009       Share:    

Source: http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1256799064381&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull

Police Nab Alleged "Jewish Terrorist"

[Jerusalem Post] Yaakov Katz and Abe Selig - The Israel Security Agency and the Israel Police announced Sunday that they had arrested American-born Ya'acov "Jack" Teitel, 37, on Oct. 7, who was allegedly behind a series of deadly terrorist shootings and bombings spanning 12 years, in which two Arabs were killed and Israeli Prof. Ze'ev Sternhell was wounded. Jerusalem Police Chief Cmdr. Aharon Franco said Teitel had confessed to a spate of attacks and reenacted them. In November 2006, he planted a bomb inside a police station in Eli that was discovered and dismantled; Teitel said he sought to deter police from providing security for a gay pride rally. He also planted a bomb at the house of a messianic Jewish couple in Ariel. Police seized a large weapons cache at the suspect's home. He was also wanted by American authorities for his alleged involvement in violent criminal activity in the U.S.

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