Well, these guys seem to have been spying for the wrong side in the
country they were in.  Wonder if they are Israeli citizens, which makes it
worse to me.  Perhaps the jailor is blind too.  The judge sure can be, as
we've gone well beyond the days of the ancient stereotypical blind man.
Hope so, anyway. I wonder what access technology they were using.

Steve

Blind brothers denied bail in Israel spy case
( The Washington Times )
TEL AVIV - Two blind Arab brothers charged with hacking into some of
Israel's most sensitive computer systems were denied bail yesterday.



A Tel Aviv judge said Muzher Bdair, 23, and Munzer Bdair, 22, had
"exceptional skills" and if released pending trial next month they could
impede the investigation.



The brothers have been in custody since last month, and a third brother, a
minor, was released. They are accused of having broken into computer
systems and telephone switchboards of dozens of institutions, including the
Mossad spy agency and the Shin Bet domestic security service.



Their lawyer has rejected the allegations.



Parts of the charging documents, presumably detailing the specifics of the
raids against Mossad and Shin Bet, remain classified by court order.



However, media reports have said the brothers passed secret data to the
Palestinian Authority and to Jordanian and Egyptian intelligence officials.
There was no immediate indication how damaging their activity was.


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