Permitted for Publication: Bnei Brak Resident Followed a Nuclear Scientist on Behalf of Iran
The State Prosecutor’s Office has indicted Asher Binyamin Weiss of Bnei Brak for allegedly tracking an Israeli nuclear scientist under the guidance of Iranian agents, possibly intending to assassinate him. Weiss faces charges of contact with a foreign agent, aiding an enemy, and obstructing justice.
The indictment, led by Attorney Yonatan Eliyahu Tal, details how Weiss, following the agent’s instructions, committed acts to destabilize state security: setting cars on fire, blocking roads with pipes, spraying inflammatory graffiti, and posting seditious leaflets across Tel Aviv and Ramat Gan. Weiss documented these actions for the agent, who reportedly paid him thousands in cryptocurrency.
Investigators found that Weiss was instructed to retrieve a mysterious bag from a park in Petah Tikva, pinpointed by a foreign contact suspected of working for a hostile state. Despite failing to locate the bag, Weiss confirmed the mission to his handler. Phone records placed him in Petah Tikva on August 28, aligning with the mission’s timing.
Weiss also admitted to hanging and later removing seditious posters across Tel Aviv. Evidence shows he ordered these posters through a printing shop, tracked by his email, and searched for “central streets in Tel Aviv.” Additionally, he photographed locations with phrases like “Hello Tel Aviv,” against various backdrops around Israel.
To maintain secrecy, Weiss used a special SIM card in an old phone. He confessed to graffitiing inflammatory messages, though he claimed he erased them soon after. However, his inability to recall locations hindered verification.
A key piece of evidence involved Weiss photographing a house in Rehovot and sending the footage, including details of a nearby black car, to his handler. He gave contradictory explanations regarding the residents and the documentation.
Authorities discovered transfers totaling $25,271 to Weiss’s digital wallets, allegedly from an Iranian-linked external contact. Weiss systematically attempted to cover up his connection, discarding his phone and misleading investigators when police searched his home.
Initially, Weiss claimed ignorance of his handlers’ identities, believing them criminal or political figures. But, as evidence mounted, he admitted he “highly suspected” an Iranian link.
The investigation has demonstrated Weiss’s awareness of his collaborators and the security implications of his actions. Prosecutors are seeking his detention until the legal proceedings conclude.
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ReplyDeleteBased on the pictures of Wiess, referring to him a bnei-brak resident is misleading. He may live there but certainly is not a typical bnei-brake resident. I highly doubt that tee-shirt and jeans wearing person with no visible yarmulka is frum
ReplyDeleteI live in Bnei-Brak and am a neighbor of the Weiss family. Asher Binyomin is 100% frum and his family are all Chareidim. With your warped reasoning, every time we find a crook in the frum community we shout "oh! he is not frum" You can say about leftist too. "Oh he isn't a real leftist" With your sick deranged attitude we will never clean out the crooks amongst us. Asher Binyomin did not enlist in the army because his family did not allow it so instead he just hung out, there are hundreds if not thousands like him in the community! The rabbanim better wake up and smell the coffee it cannot remain as is.
ReplyDeleteWeak.Should those like him have been occupied with something? Agree.These types should have been sent overseas for kiruv
DeleteHe was OTD before he got involved in espionage
On other sites everyone who claims to know Weiss say he is OTD. The pictures of him seem to confirm that
ReplyDeleteOh so a guy who lives in Bnei-Brak who doesn't look Yeshivash is OTD? I live on his block he is absolutely not OTD. What about Stern the Chassidishe Viznitzer Married guy from, Beit Shemesh? Is he also OTD? You are saying that OTD guys are not moral? Many OTD guys have more morals than most Yeshivish guys. This all comes from top who will not allow them to find meaningful professions! You may say that the rest of the spies were Chilonim, so are you now making excuses for frummies? Aren't we supposed to be more moral because of the Torah being learned? Why are we comparing ourselves to Chilonim? And then when one of our very own does something corrupt we say "OH he is OTD" "Oh he is really not frum, look at his photo" This is all sickening!
ReplyDeleteMan relax! I’m so sorry that the facts don’t check out for your charedi hatred viewpoint
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