An Israeli Arab suspected of spying for Hizbullah was recently arrested by the Shin Bet and Israel Police. Details released on Wednesday after a gag order was lifted revealed that Khaled Kashkoush ,29, a resident of Kalanswa who in recent years studied medicine in Germany, was recruited by by a Hizbullah handler there and paid the sum of 13,000 Euros to carry out activities on behalf of Hizbullah. He was arrested on July 16 at Ben Gurion International Airport.
Details revealed from his invstigation revealed that six years ago Kashkoush met Dr. Hisham Hassan, a Lebanese national who resides in Germany and head of the Hizbullah affiliated organization known as the Orphaned Children Project which raises funds for the Lebanese Martyrs Institute.
Hassan suggested that Kashkoush form ties and establish a business relationship with someone called Rami. In December 2005 the two met and Rami asked Kashkoush to purchase a new mobile phone and to organize meetings via email. The second meeting took place a year later when Rami revealed to Kashkoush that he is a member of Hizbullah. Rami is also known under the name of Mohammed Hashem a known Hizbullah handler.The two met again the following April and in January 2008.
Kashkoush was asked to provide the Hizbullah handler with information on Israel, names of Israeli citizens studying abroad with the aim of recruiting them to Hizbullah. In one of their meetings Rami showed Kashkoush a map of his hometown Kalanswa and asked him to reveal details of locals and their addresses.
During his investigation, the name of another Hizbullah agent was revealed, he was identified as Ayman Shehade from Hebron, known to the Israeli security establishment for his ties with the terror organization.
Kashkoush was indicted on Wednesday at the Petah Tikva district court. Police officials said that Kashkoush did not cause any serious harm. Officials in the Shin Bet however noted that since the pullout from Lebanon in 2000, Hizbullah has intensified its efforts to recruit Israeli Arabs studying abroad to act on their behalf. 08/06/08
Margot Dudkevitch
Infolive.tv
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