Shin Bet Head Says There Is Not Sufficient Cause to Outlaw Islamic Movement -Netanyahu prende la palla al balzo: colonie e pugno duro con gli islamisti
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Shin Bet
security service chief Yoram Cohen has told the security cabinet he
objects to declaring the Islamic Movement’s northern branch an illegal
organization, according to two ministers who attended security cabinet
briefings over the past month.
Cohen said the Shin Bet had no intelligence linking the group to terrorism.
In recent weeks the security
cabinet has held meetings on whether action should be taken against the
organization because of its involvement in incitement regarding the
Temple Mount. Another meeting was held yesterday but no decisions were
made.
According
to one minister, Cohen said the northern branch had more than 10,000
members, and it was neither wise nor practical to declare all of them
criminals overnight. He said this would do more harm than good.
Another minister quoted Cohen
as saying the focus should be on pressuring the organization’s leaders.
While there is no evidence directly linking the group to terror, there
is evidence of its involvement in incitement to violence.
Cohen suggested cracking down
on the northern branch’s funding sources, particularly Muslim
Brotherhood affiliates in the Arab world and Europe, the minister said.
Both ministers said
that in this Cohen argued with ministers who felt the group should be
outlawed. During discussions on this and other issues, Cohen never
hesitated to take positions contrary to those of ministers in the forum.
For example, they said he did
not support returning the bodies of terrorists to their families,
contrary to the stance of Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon. Cohen also
supported destroying the homes of terrorists, arguing that this was a
major deterrent to potential terrorists.
The Shin Bet declined to comment for this article.
For more than two years, Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he wants to outlaw the northern
branch. In 2013 he set up a special team to examine the issue, but
nothing came of the deliberations.
When the current wave of violence surrounding the Temple Mount began in September, Netanyahu raised the possibility again.
Two weeks ago, during a visit
to the Gaza Division, he said he planned to push legislation on the
issue, but discussions on the issue are moving slowly. A source in the
Prime Minister’s Office said that as a first step a decision might be
made to declare the Muslim Brotherhood illegal.
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