| Israel warned about political assassinations |
| 2 November 2008 | 15:31
| Source:
Jerusalem Post |
JERUSALEM --
Israel's Shin Bet security agency head Yuval Diskin said Sunday he was "very concerned" that far-right elements may attempt to harm political leaders.
This, according to a Jerusalem Post report, could come in order to thwart diplomatic progress.
Speaking at the weekly cabinet meeting, Diskin warned: "As the anniversary of the Rabin assassination approaches, of all times, the Shin Bet has identified a willingness in the extreme right to use arms to stop diplomatic processes harm political leaders."
At the meeting, which focused heavily on recent violence exhibited by settlers and right-wing activists in the West Bank, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Defense Minister Ehud Barak spoke harshly of the phenomenon.
"There is a significant group of people that has lost all restraint. This is intolerable," he said. "Most of the citizens in Judea and Samaria abide by the law, but there is a group that attacks policemen, soldiers and other officials. We do not intend to accept it, and we won't."
Olmert said he would set up a panel of ministers to tackle the issue.
Barak said at the meeting that there was a need to toughen law enforcement in the West Bank. He added that he would bring the recommendations of the security establishment on the issue before the government. These, he added, would include additional administrative decrees against far-right activists.
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