A Haifa court sentenced an Israeli Arab woman to six years in prison for collaborating with a suicide bomber. The court ruled Wednesday that the woman knew a Palestinian terrorist was going to carry out a suicide bombing in Jerusalem’s Mahane Yehuda market last April, but did nothing to prevent it. Six Israelis were killed and 75 wounded in the attack.
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