Hagai Segal

Hagai Segal (also spelled Chaggai or Haggai) is an Israeli author and journalist, former editor of the Makor Rishon newspaper, who was convicted as a member of a terrorist organization.

[1] In 1980, while part of the group Jewish Underground, Segal planned and planted a bomb that blew off the leg of a Palestinian mayor.

[2] He served a prison sentence and later wrote about his experiences in the book Dear Brothers: The West Bank Jewish Underground.

of operating an illegal radio station during the period 1995–98, both from inside Israeli territorial waters and from Beit El.

attempting to get heavier sentences, but were strongly criticized by the appellate court for their handling of the case, and the prosecution was told to drop the appeal or face an investigation into their conduct during the entire trial.