But in the long-run, Apple would be giving up a large number of subscribers who will grow up with Firefox OS and may never see anyneed to jump to Apple in the future.
Shabaneh was booked for among other things, illegally working for the PA. It is indeed illegal for Israeli residents to work for the PA. But oddly, although Israeli authorities have known whom Shabaneh worked for since 1994, until his disclosures were made public, they never saw any pressing need to arrest or prosecute him.