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Members of alleged Jewish terror cell indicted in Israel

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Seven members of an alleged extremist Jewish terror cell were indicted in an Israeli court. The cell, including an Israeli soldier and two minors, are accused of setting Palestinian vehicles on fire, throwing firebombs at Palestinian homes and assaulting Palestinians. They also are charged with membership in an illegal organization and causing grave bodily harm. They were indicted April 25 in Petah Tikvah District Court. The seven were arrested earlier this month in a joint operation of the Shin Bet security services and the Israel Police. The Shin Bet described the cell as “extreme and violent” and said it “systematically harmed Palestinians and their property, with full knowledge that human lives could be harmed, even after the result of the arson attack on a home in Duma.” The July firebombing of a Palestinian home in the West Bank village of Duma killed a Palestinian baby and his parents, and seriously wounded his brother.

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