The settlers' military informant

[Jefferson23]

Corporal Elad Selah allegedly read 15,000 classified documents, gathering the information the Shin Bet had on his friends from Bat Ayin and warning them of impending arrests.

Oded Shalom, Akiva Novik
Published: 04.18.15

Corporal Elad Selah sits next to his lawyer, Adi Kedar, on a wooden bench in a small courtroom in the Jaffa Military Court, twirling his payos (sidelocks worn by Orthodox Jewish men). They are listening to the Military Prosecutor's representative reading out the charges against Selah, including a charge of serious espionage.

Selah, 25, is smiling to those around him at the courtroom, a mischievous spark in his eyes. He wears long payos and a large wool kippah (skullcap) on his head. He looks completely harmless.

snip* The skills he acquired as part of his job in intelligence research gave him the tools to construct a wide-reaching and in-depth intelligence picture from pieces of information based in different sources, both known and clandestine. The IDF, in fact, taught Selah how to research intelligence; and the studious student, according to the indictment, used it to help suspects in so-called "price tag" attacks - revenge attacks by Jews against Muslims.

All of the information Selah systematically collected dealt with prominent radical right-wing activists, the kind police and the Shin Bet have been waging a frustrating battle of wits against for years, without much success. Thanks to the intelligence he collected, these activists were always a few steps ahead of security forces.

in full: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4648372,00.html

[Israeli]

1. Where have I seen that smirk before ....

More on this Jefferson :

http://www.richardsilverstein.com/2015/04/16/idf-intelligence-officer-leaks-secrets-to-settlers-who-attack-soldiers-and-trash-west-bank-army-base/#comments

[Jefferson23]

4. Thank you, Israeli...good to see you posting again too. n/t

[geek tragedy]

2. How many more are there like him?

the only real revelation is that someone was actually serious about arresting the price tag barbarians.

Slap on the wrist for this guy--out of prison in 3 years, elected to the Knesset in 5.

[Jefferson23]

3. They aim to win and they probably will. As you noted about their high court...go right

young man., it is inevitable..all considered.