Jerusalem Terrorist Worked at School

Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 10:39:42 am PST

Israeli police are denying it, but the degenerate murderer who attacked seminary students in Jerusalem yesterday was apparently an Israeli Arab who used to work as a driver for the school.

The terrorist who killed eight students in a terror attack on Merkaz Harav Yeshiva Thursday night used to work as a driver at the institution, according to his family.

Defense officials said the attacker came from east Jerusalem, home to Palestinians who hold Israeli ID cards that allow them freedom of movement. Police would not provide more details Friday, but several residents of the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Jabel Mukaber gave the terrorist’s name as Alaa Abu Dhein, 20, and said he had worked as a driver at the yeshiva.

Police later denied that the terrorist had been an employee of the yeshiva.

His family set up a mourning tent Friday and hung green Hamas flags outside their home.

They claimed that Abu Dhein was arrested by defense forces four months ago and then released two months later. The residents would not give their names because the family had not authorized them to release the information.