▁the ▁cell ▁intended ▁to ▁blow ▁up ▁the ▁D ome ▁of ▁the ▁Rock , ▁a ▁mission ▁which , ▁many ▁observed , ▁had ▁it ▁been ▁achieved , ▁would ▁have ▁risk ed , ▁a ▁cat ast rop he ▁of ▁major ▁proport ions , ▁if ▁not ▁a ▁world ▁confl agr ation . ▁A ▁week ▁later , ▁security ▁forces ▁ra ided ▁the ▁settlement ▁of ▁Kir y at ▁Ar ba , ▁finding ▁a ▁cache ▁of ▁st olen ▁regional ▁defense ▁program ▁weapons ▁and ▁explos ives ▁linked ▁to ▁the ▁bomb ▁plot . ▁ ▁Ar rest ▁and ▁trial ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁April ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁Shin ▁Bet ▁agents ▁arrested ▁ 2 5 ▁people , ▁pre domin antly ▁sett lers ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁bank ▁and ▁the ▁Gol an ▁He ights . ▁The ▁arr ests ▁followed ▁an ▁extensive ▁two - year ▁investigation ▁led ▁by ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Ser ious ▁Cr imes ▁Division ▁and ▁employ ing ▁nin ety ▁polic emen . ▁One ▁reason ▁given ▁to ▁explain ▁why , ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁the ▁rapid ▁results ▁in ▁tracking ▁down ▁and ▁arrest ing ▁Palest in ian ▁milit ants , ▁the ▁Jewish ▁suspect s ▁had ▁managed ▁to ▁remain ▁oper ative ▁and ▁und et ected ▁for ▁ 5 ▁years , ▁was ▁that , ▁with ▁Palest in ian ▁cases , ▁Israel ▁applies ▁the ▁British ▁Mand atory ▁Emer gency ▁Def ense ▁Reg ulations ▁code ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁whereas ▁the ▁Shin ▁Bet ▁is ▁required ▁to ▁observe ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁criminal ▁code ▁procedures ▁with ▁Jewish ▁suspect s , ▁procedures ▁which ▁do ▁not ▁for ese e