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Kfir Levy, one of three Israelis sentenced to 13 years in prison for driving a Palestinian suicide bomber, in Tel Aviv District Court on Thursday. (Motti Kimche)
Last update - 17:53 12/04/2007
Three Israelis get 13 years in prison for driving suicide bomber
By Nir Hasson, Haaretz Correspondent

Tel Aviv District Court sentenced three Israelis to 13-years in prison Thursday for driving a Palestinian suicide bomber that killed five people at a Netanya shopping mall in 2005.

Last month, Kfir Levy of Ramat Gan, Seif Azam of Taibeh and Abd Abu Much of Baka al-Gharbiyah were convicted of manslaughter for driving the bomber from the West Bank into Israel.

The suicide bombing took place in July 2005 at a crosswalk near the Sharon Mall in Netanya. In addition to the five killed, 30 people were wounded - five of them seriously.
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Two of those convicted - Seif Azam from Taibeh and Kfir Levy from Ramat Gan - smuggled the Palestinians from the territories into Israel. On the day of the attack, Asaf Zahran, the handler of the suicide bomber, called Azam and asked him to drive the man into Israel. The two paid NIS 1,000 for the ride and crossed the Green Line in Levy's car.

The prosecutor claimed that Azam and Levy suspected that the man they were bringing into Israel was a terrorist, but did not turn down the business opportunity.

Azam also checked one of the terrorist's bags, but when he tried to inspect another bag, the man refused and the smuggler gave in.

The judge, Oded Mudrik, said that Azam and Levy suspected the man they were driving was a terrorist and "shut their eyes."

Judge Mudrik pointed out that Azam and Levy used a vehicle in which they normally carried as many as 10 Palestinians into Israel for two persons only, which should have raised the suspicion of the two smugglers. He also called attention to the fact that the terrorist and his handler paid five times the normal rate for such a service.

The terrorist and his handler were dropped off in Taibeh, and they were driven to the location of the attack by a third man, Abbed Abu-Mokh, a resident of Baka al-Gharbiyeh.

Abu-Mokh also suspected that he was giving a ride to terrorists, and described the suicide bomber to police as having "the face of a dead man."

In addition to the manslaughter charges, the three were also convicted of 30 counts of causing grievous bodily harm to the persons injured by the blast
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  1.   Its all Israelis fault as usual 17:01  |  Tamir Gaza 12/04/07
  2.   #1 Tamir - look at the names 17:15  |  * BEN JABO 12/04/07
  3.   1~ 17:40  |  Nerys 12/04/07
  4.   When will my Kablan go to jail ? 18:14  |  Haim 12/04/07
  5.   interesting 18:29  |  Abu 12/04/07
  6.   As usual Kfir sport`s a Kippa 18:34  |  Ari ben Yisrael 12/04/07
  7.   To haim 18:35  |  obadia 12/04/07
  8.   israelis get 13 years 18:44  |  ILetzter 12/04/07
  9.   # 2 18:47  |  israel letz 12/04/07
  10.   One of them is Jewish. 18:50  |  David Nigel Braham 12/04/07
  11.   BEN JABO 19:00  |  Lynn 12/04/07
  12.   Israels fault? 19:30  |  Lor 12/04/07
  13.   Ben Jabo 19:34  |  Tamir Gaza 12/04/07
  14.   Abu interesting 19:46  |  Tamir Gaza 12/04/07
  15.   Evil & criminal acts are found everywhere 21:10  |  Sam 12/04/07
  16.   Three israelis 22:36  |  Shmuelshachor 12/04/07
  17.   Identitiy of the defendents 22:39  |  F. Natour 12/04/07
  18.   #13 Tamir Gaza 22:55  |  * BEN JABO 12/04/07
  19.   13 years in jail is not enough 23:49  |  Joe 12/04/07
  20.   #17 F.Natour Thank You for you sentiments 00:20  |  Ari ben Yisrael 13/04/07
  21.   Scum is to nice a word for them 01:51  |  Connie 13/04/07
  22.   reply to "as usual kfir... 02:12  |  zion 13/04/07
  23.   new found religion 02:49  |  pesach 13/04/07
  24.   gel 02:52  |  pesach 13/04/07
  25.   Nice try Pesach.... but the next 13 years in cell 57 04:00  |  Ari ben Yisrael 13/04/07
  26.   # 6 You forgot Baruch Goldstein 05:54  |  L A 13/04/07
  27.   Three Israeli het thirteen years in prison 13:06  |  Murray Gorelick 13/04/07
  28.   Levy is like a Nazi Kapo 16:57  |  Ari 13/04/07
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