The head of Israel’s internal security service said Sunday he is “very concerned” that Jewish extremists could assassinate an Israeli leader in an attempt to foil peace moves with the Palestinians.
There has been a recent increase in violence by hardline Jewish settlers in the West Bank, and this week, Israel marks the 13th anniversary of the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin by an Israeli opponent of his negotiations.
“Just ahead of the anniversary of Rabin’s murder, the Shin Bet sees in the group we’re talking about on the extreme right a willingness to use firearms in order to halt diplomatic processes and harm political leaders,” Shin Bet chief Yuval Diskin said. “The Shin Bet is very concerned about this.”
Diskin spoke at the weekly meeting of the Israeli Cabinet, and his statement was released by another meeting participant who spoke on condition of anonymity because the session was closed.
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