PALESTINIAN-CANADIAN CONVICTED OF PLANNING ATTACKS

Palestinian-Canadian convicted of planning attacks
A Gaza-born Canadian citizen pleaded guilty Wednesday to planning attacks on Israelis in North America and was sentenced by a military court to four years in prison, the Israeli army said. Jamal Akkal, 24, was arrested in Gaza on Nov. 1, 2003, and charged with conspiracy to commit murder. Prosecutors said Akkal planned to carry out attacks against Israeli officials traveling in the United States, as well as bombings against Jewish targets in North America.