ISRAELI ARAB CONVICTED OF SPYING FOR IRAN

Israeli Arab convicted as Iranian spy (JPOST)
A prison term of 34 months and 12 months probation was the sentence handed down on Monday to an Israeli Arab convicted of spying for Iran, it was released for publication on Tuesday. Jaris Jaris, 59, was arrested on December 12, 2005, after investigators discovered that he had been recruited by Iran and was asked to use his political contacts to infiltrate the corridors of power by making efforts to be elected to the Knesset on a Meretz ticket....

"Jaris's interrogation reveals a web of Iranian espionage activity against Israel," officials had claimed. "The efforts included attempts to infiltrate an Iranian agent into the Knesset with the primary goal of obtaining classified information and influencing government decisions."

Jaris, police said, fled from Israel in 1970 and moved to Lebanon after he was caught operating a Fatah terror cell. Once there, he continued working for Fatah and was responsible for sending terrorists across the border into Israel. In 1996, Jaris returned to Israel, and from May 2001 until November 2003 served as the head of the Fasuta local council.