Israel’s minister of public security said officials fear an onslaught of suicide bombers with contagious diseases. Speaking last Friday to the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in New York, Uzi Landau said officials have found indications that Palestinian terrorist groups are sending diseased suicide bombers.
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