Assaf Ben-David, born Hussam Hafez Mahmoud Suafta, converted to Judaism and left the PA-controlled village of Tubas, near Shechem, once he received Israeli citizenship in 1993. He is now accused of trying to pass materials for manufacturing explosives to his brother Salah, a member of the Islamic Jihad terrorist group.
Salah was killed on December 20th in clashes with the IDF in Tubas before he could receive the nitrous acid from his brother.
Hussam Suafta, 39, was arrested a number of times for taking part in riots and anti-Israel attacks during the Intifada of the late 80s. He worked in Israel illegally and in 1993 began the conversion process, even enrolling in a Jerusalem yeshiva. Three years later he received Israeli citizenship and changed his name to Assaf Ben-David. He later married a Jewish woman, started a family and received the status of an oleh chadash, a new immigrant to Israel.
Hussam was in touch with Salah by telephone in recent months and met with him in Jenin in October, when he agreed to procure a large amount of nitrous acid. The two developed codes in order to evade detection and Salah gave Hussam several SIM cards to be used to evade Israeli surveillance.
Salah was killed resisting arrest on December 20th and Hussam converted to Islam anew just before he was apprehended on December 26.
Two of Suafta’s brothers are also in Israeli prisons after taking part in plans to carry out a suicide bombing in Israel recently.
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How exactly is Assaf Ben-David related to Achmed Weiss and Mohammed ibn Beck? Finally NKUSA has a new posterchild.
Hopefully a trend now begins where NKUSA blow themselves up (in the privacy of their own homes of course)
I don’t think we are to accuse all arab gerim (& they are a few) of bing fakers they have a chezas kashris but Mr. Weiss dosn’t
This was no true convert to Judaism. If he had been he would have been killed. The fact that he lived is an indicator that he was planted in our midst. What about his family. Was the wife duped? Was she part of the whole thing? Are these jewish children in the hands of those who hate their people?
Yes. I am wondering which Rav converted him…..and why would he trust that his intentions were pure??’ imagine to what extent these PEREH ODOM would go to destroy us.????? ….going through a Bris and all the learning procedures then marryinga Jewish girl just to make a ‘shitivs gesheft’ with his brother to betray us!!!
I wonder which bais din was megayer this terrorist ?
Perhaps it may have been the bais din tzedek of neturei karta that wanted to bring more israeli victims
Muslims circumcise their kids, so a bris wasn’t an issue. Only hatafas dam, which is not that big a deal. Or are they lacking pri’ah too? I’m not sure.
yitamu chataim, mi ksiv chotim chataim ksiv (berachos 10a)
what’s with his wife, is she jewish ? and where is she????
I don’t know which Rav but alot of bad things happened this week in the world lets all daven that nothing happens next week!!! Hashem Yerachem Veshomranu!!!!