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Last update - 19:46 17/06/2008 Israeli Arab jailed for 17 years for driving suicide bomber By Jack Khoury, Haaretz Correspondent Tags: Israel, Terror attack  The Haifa District Court on Tuesday sentenced Israeli Arab Fahri Manzur to 17 years jail time for driving a Palestinian terrorist to Hadera in 2005, where he perpetrated a suicide bombing. Six people were killed and dozens were wounded in the attack. Manzur, a 29-year-old resident of the northern village of Jatt, was earlier convicted of aiding the enemy in wartime and aiding murder. Advertisement The Jatt resident was arrested following a joint investigation by the Shin Bet Security service and police. His indictment stated that in October 2005 Hassan Abu Zeid, the suicide bomber, left the West Bank for Israel in possession of a bag containing explosives. Zeid subsequently met Manzur and another man in Israel, at which point Manzur drove him to the market in downtown Hadera, where the bomber subsequently blew himself up in front of a felafel stand. In their sentence, the judges stressed that even though they had not seen evidence that Manzur had desired the deadly consequences of the attack, they were convinced he was aware that he was aiding a suicide bomber en route to carry out an attack. They further stated that the 29-year-old was aware that he was assisting in the perpetration of a terror attack. The judges added that the attack cut short many lives, and that the terrorist's goal was clear and simple: "To bring about the removal of the State of Israel from the face of the Earth." "Terrorist acts are intended to harm the fabric of life in our country, to spread fear and terror, to fragment the coexistence of Arab and Jewish citizens of the State of Israel. Joining the terrorist act constitutes joining the worst of the country's enemies, and it was not for nothing the accused was convicted of aiding the enemy," the judges stated. Related articles: Driver of suicide bomber in 2005 Tel Aviv attack gets 5 life terms Kafr Qasem resident admits to driving bomber in TA attack Taibeh resident jailed for 9 years over role in foiled terror attack Bookmark to del.icio.us   Fragile cease-fire Olmert: Gaza cease-fire is fragile, may be short lived. Unbalanced stance Italy FM: EU stance on Israel in past swayed by intolerance.   1.   Racist society distinguishes between Israelis & Arab-Israelis 16:53  |  POP 17/06/08   2.   of course the pales society is not racist , nor is the arab one . 17:05  |  Gabriel (zionist) 17/06/08   3.   Good, another terrorist enabler in jail 17:05  |  Lynn 17/06/08   4.   Jews who did it got less 17:10  |  Ivan 17/06/08   5.   Poppycock #1 17:36  |  Free Gilad Shalit 17/06/08   6.   When Israel is going to make the right things? 19:00  |  JP 17/06/08   7.   WOULD YOU EXPECT JUSTICE? 19:04  |  indrajaya 17/06/08   8.   He should have received life, true life behind bars, for ever! 20:01  |  Gabi 17/06/08   9.   # 1 That arabic beast and all his family should have been dead... 20:49  |  misha 17/06/08   10.   Good. This is my home town 3rd try! 21:04  |  Free Gilad Shalit 17/06/08   11.   until the next kidnapping of an Israeli 21:27  |  Jew 17/06/08   12.   Ivan he should have got life 21:34  |  x-ray 17/06/08   13.   He got what he deserved 21:37  |  Adrian de Klerk 17/06/08   14.   ehm...not quite Gabriel ( zionist ) 22:19  |  rm 17/06/08   15.   Should have been death penalty or life sentence 22:23  |  Gina 17/06/08   16.   Pop, there is racism 23:36  |  I agree 17/06/08   17.   #14 - RM - Try listening 00:29  |  Slibovitz 18/06/08   18.   #4 - Ivan 00:40  |  Slibovitz 18/06/08   19.   to 17 no there isn`t 18:53  |  rm 18/06/08   20.   17 years is nothing 04:00  |  No Justice 19/06/08

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