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East Jerusalem Brothers Get Seven Life Terms for Cafe Hillel Bombing


(Ha'aretz) Yuval Yoaz - Two east Jerusalem brothers involved in the September 2003 Cafe Hillel terror attack in Jerusalem, which killed seven people and wounded 64, were each sentenced Thursday to seven life terms and an additional 30 years in prison. Ahmed Abid and Na'al Abid hid the explosives belt used in the attack, brought the bomber to the cafe, and showed him where to stand. They established a terror cell that operated under the framework of the military wing of Hamas and claimed it was part of al-Qaeda. Among those killed in the Cafe Hillel bombing were Cleveland-born Dr. David Applebaum, who headed the emergency room at Jerusalem's Shaare Zedek Hospital, and his 20-year-old daughter Nava, who was due to marry the next day. In the courtroom Thursday, the two unrepentant Arab men could be seen smiling and waving to their family. At least 80 Jerusalem Arabs have been indicted for terrorist crimes over the past four years, security officials said, with the Shin Bet attributing the direct aid of Jerusalem Arabs to 15 major suicide bombings in the capital.
2005-04-01 00:00:00
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