Shin Bet Avoided Investigating Math Lecturer Planning Attacks on Arabs
Translated & summarized from Haaretz by baba
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- Shin Bet did not fully investigate lecturer planning attacks on Arabs.
- Lecturer had a licensed gun and visited an Arab village for planning.
- Investigation was transferred to the police after a brief Shin Bet inquiry.
- Police were also reportedly slow to handle the case.
- The lecturer is also a public figure and Knesset candidate.
The Shin Bet (General Security Service) refrained from investigating a Bar-Ilan University mathematics lecturer who planned a mass terror attack against Arab and Palestinian civilians. The agency transferred the investigation to the police after a brief inquiry, according to Haaretz.
Even after it became clear the lecturer possessed a licensed firearm and had visited the Arab village of Tuba Zangaria to plan the attacks, the Shin Bet chose not to pursue the investigation. This is despite the fact that the Shin Bet and its Jewish Division are responsible for thwarting Jewish terrorism and should therefore investigate such cases.
Sources familiar with the case indicated that the police were also slow to handle the matter, despite its unusual nature and the involvement of a public figure and Knesset candidate, Moshe Feiglin.
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