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In US court, Arab Israeli woman admits planning Islamic State terror attacks
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleWaheba Issa Dais, an Arab Israeli woman living in the United States, admits that she helped plan a terror attack on behalf of the Islamic State terror group, US media report.
The 46-year-old living in Cudahy, Wisconsin — originally from Jerusalem — was charged last year with attempting to provide material support to IS, with officials saying she coached potential attackers on how to cook up ricin and kept a library of books on making bombs, poisons and suicide vests.
Dais, a legal US resident since 1992, reportedly signed a plea deal admitting she tried to help the potential attackers poison water sources and carry out terror attacks at crowded festivals.
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