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One could definitely conclude that Israel had a good reason for why these Arabs are in jail. Meanwhile, there are those of us who worry more about Christian and Hindus being thrown into jails to rot because their neighbors claim that they committed blasphemy against Islam. I have a great idea. Why don't they just open all the prisons in the Seattle area and set the criminals free?without discussing the merits of the charges against the prisoners and the nimpatiality or lack thereof of the israeli courts in regard to the trials of palestinians, haven't you been posting about how the israeli government and israeli citisens are vehemently opposed, as are you, to the release of these prisoners.
it would seem that more than a compassionate heart is involved in their release. perhaps even, israel holds such prisoners in anticipation of their value as bargaining chips in negotiations.
marwan barghouti refused to recognise the jurisdiction of israeli courts over the palestinians and refused to participaate in his own defense. this did not escape the notice of the irish people, who have similarily been treated by the british courts.
if israel were truly serious about peace, barghouti would be released as he is the only bridge between HAMAS and the PLO.
Bargaining chips?
one could almost conclude that these so called and alleged "terrorists" are not nearly as terrible as they are made out to be.
one could almost conclude that they are imprisoned for the sole purpose to be used by the israelis to negotiate conditions.
one could almost conclude that an arab, be he or she palestinian or israeli, is frequently tried and convicted unfairly and imprisoned unjustly if israel is willing to release such "terrorists" in battalion size numbers.
Why, Freddie, since many civilized people now see what happens in the Muslim world where the Muslims are not only killing non Muslims but other Muslims as well (and given that Islam wants to take over the world), don't you think there are many people all over the world who would love to see Islam disappear. And, forget David, Freddie. Don't you think your Sunni brethren who are killing the Shiites in these modern times are terrorists? I don't think that there are many people who think Jewish stone throwers are heroes, but evidently the Muslims think that whomever murders a Jew is A-OK in their book.one could almost conclude that an arab, be he or she palestinian or israeli, is frequently tried and convicted unfairly and imprisoned unjustly if israel is willing to release such "terrorists" in battalion size numbers.
One has to question what their crimes actually were.
How many 'terrorists' were convicted because they tossed a few stones or were simply in the wrong place when kids, pissed off at being ruled by an occupying force, vented their anger with a few stones but others were arrested in mass sweeps, just because they were there at the time.
You also have to remember, when the IDF catch a 'terrorist', they commonly destroy the house so his family have nowhere to live.
HRR 2005
I believe that's collective punishment of a SUSPECT'S family, not even a convicted criminal.
Is there any wonder so many people want to kill the IDF and would love to see Israel disappear?
However, the pro Israeli posters consider this abhorrent violence to be perfectly acceptable whist moaning about a few kids with stones.
Perhaps David should have been arrested as a terrorist but Jewish stone throwers are heroes so that's okay, even when they kill someone.
without discussing the merits of the charges against the prisoners and the nimpatiality or lack thereof of the israeli courts in regard to the trials of palestinians, haven't you been posting about how the israeli government and israeli citisens are vehemently opposed, as are you, to the release of these prisoners.
it would seem that more than a compassionate heart is involved in their release. perhaps even, israel holds such prisoners in anticipation of their value as bargaining chips in negotiations.
marwan barghouti refused to recognise the jurisdiction of israeli courts over the palestinians and refused to participaate in his own defense. this did not escape the notice of the irish people, who have similarily been treated by the british courts.
if israel were truly serious about peace, barghouti would be released as he is the only bridge between HAMAS and the PLO.
Bargaining chips?
one could almost conclude that these so called and alleged "terrorists" are not nearly as terrible as they are made out to be.
one could almost conclude that they are imprisoned for the sole purpose to be used by the israelis to negotiate conditions.
one could almost conclude that an arab, be he or she palestinian or israeli, is frequently tried and convicted unfairly and imprisoned unjustly if israel is willing to release such "terrorists" in battalion size numbers.
Father whose wife and three young children were killed by terrorists doesn’t understand Israel’s approach to murderers
Twenty-two years ago Rabbi Eliezer Weiss lost his wife Rachel and their three young sons in a brutal terrorist attack. The four burned to death in a bus targeted in a firebomb attack.
On Sunday morning, Rabbi Weiss learned that his children’s murderers are expected to go free in a mass terrorist release. The government is planning to free over 100 terrorists, several of them murderers, in a “gesture” to Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas.
A neighbor of Rabbi Weiss, Efraim Holtzberg, recalled the rabbi’s reaction to the news. “He told me he doesn’t understand why the state of Israel invests millions in searching for Nazi criminals around the world,” he told Arutz Sheva.
“Why does the Weisenthal Center track down Nazis who murdered Jews, while here we have Muslim Nazis who murdered Jews, who spilled blood as if it were water, who burned a mother and three children and an unborn baby alive – and they are released? Is there a difference between them and the Nazis criminals?” he asked, quoting Rabbi Weiss.
Holtzberg burst into tears as he recalled the funeral for Rachel Weiss and her children. The four were killed when terrorists hurled a firebomb at a bus full of civilians, setting it on fire.
Excellent news.
Now the EU can fund projects in Palestine; you know, rebuilding what the Israelis have destroyed in their evil bombing raids.
Schools, that sort of thing.
Excellent news.
Now the EU can fund projects in Palestine; you know, rebuilding what the Israelis have destroyed in their evil bombing raids.
Schools, that sort of thing.
What about Arafat and PLO Billions?
These days every one is obsessed with Hosni Mubarak and his billions and no one bother specially among the Palestinians to ask and wonder what ever happened to the tens of billions of the PLO money and whatever happened to the billions that Arafat controlled? Money that simply disappeared and vanished and so far no credible accounting were ever published and no credible and thorough investigation was conducted of the billions looted from the PLO and PA treasuries. The late Yasser Arafat who associates claimed lived the life of poor man sustaining himself on zeit & zaater, labaneh, and homous amazed a fortune ranging between $ 1-4 billions (Time Nov. 14, 2004) during his tenure as head of the PLO. I remember asking two well known Palestinians with close association with Arafat and the PLO over tea at the Richmond Hotel in Geneva in April of 2005 how was it possible that Arafat was able to keep his power and authority over the PLO all these years without any one within the PLO or Palestine National Council raising any question or openly debating his failed and miscalculated policies? And their answer was quite simple he controlled the money and every one around him needed financial favors and he doled the money corrupting every one within Fatah and the PLO and PNC in efforts to keep control and keep himself in charge. The PLO over the years amazed fortune in the tens of billions, money it raised from Arab countries and from levies charged by the Arab Gulf state on all Palestinian workers. The money would come to the private account of Arafat and not to the general account of the PLO as an organization; he then dispensed the money as he chose. The PLO also known to have invested billions in SAMED Industries run and managed by Ahmed Qurai, billions that simply disappeared and remains unaccounted for. There are no accounting of all the investments made by SAMED in Africa, Latin America and the Middle East. Most of the PLO investments were in private names and are lost forever. However Arafat also made good use of the money for his own private and personal use. Oslo was a windfall for Arafat and his private fortune, with over $ 4 billions coming into the Palestinian Authority accounts, accounts under the personal control of Arafat. Israel was the largest contributor to Arafat fortune to the tune of $1 billion. It collected taxes and levies on imports and passed these directly to the private accounts of Arafat, some of which were deposited in Leumi Bank (Google Arafat billions and you will see reports from Brooking Institute, Time Magazine, Taipei Times and Israeli National News and CBS 60 Minutes)
The world community that berates Israel for defending itself from constant attacks by the terrorist group also facilitated Hamas’ victory in the 2006 Palestinian Authority election, when it was allowed to run under the name “List of Change and Reform.“
Since then, despite repeated promises to cut off funds for Hamas, international aid organizations and many countries kept on sending money to Gaza, purportedly for humanitarian aid. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency, the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, raises money for Gaza through its Web site, with payments going through WorldPay (part of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group ), the Arab Bank PLC in Gaza and HSBC in Amman, Jordan. Those funds come in addition to UNRWA’s annual budget of $400 million.
The $7 billion to $10 billion that the Palestinian Authority has received since 1993 has come from the European Union, the U.N., the U.S., Saudi Arabia and other Arab League countries. France alone has sent more than $3 billion. This influx of cash has done little to advance the development of a viable Palestinian state or of peace in the region. Rather, it has helped to fuel the Palestinian leadership’s terrorist agenda, and kept the Palestinian people oppressed and disenfranchised
