An Israeli Arab who drove a Palestinian suicide bomber to a Haifa restaurant was sentenced to 18 years in jail. Mohammed Mahajne of Umm el-Fahm pleaded guilty to helping a woman bomber from Islamic Jihad reach the Maxim restaurant on Oct. 4, where she killed 21 people at, but the driver claimed he did not know her terrorist intentions.
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