John ([info]worldxeater) wrote in [info]israel_arab,
2005-08-31 07:26:00
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Arabs lose Israeli terror stipend

Families of Israeli Arabs shot dead on a bus in Galilee are not considered terrorism victims because their killer was Jewish, the defence ministry says.

Under Israeli law, only attacks by "enemies of Israel" are considered terrorism, the ministry said.

The ruling means families of the four victims will not be entitled to the lifelong monthly payments given to Israeli victims of Palestinian attacks.

The ministry says it has offered them an unspecified one-off payment.

The Arabs were killed by a 19-year-old Israeli army deserter who was thought to be trying to derail the evacuation of Jewish settlements in Gaza.

The architect of the Gaza plan, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, called the shooting "a despicable act by a bloodthirsty terrorist".

He is reported to have asked for the Galilee dead to be treated as terrorism victims - but to have been prevented by the law.

An Israeli Arab member of parliament, Muhammad Barak, said there was a strong scent of racism about the decision, because it distinguished between Jewish terrorism and Arab terrorism.

He has submitted an amendment to allow Israel to compensate anyone hurt in "hostile activities by a terror organisation" - not just those hurt by "organisations hostile to Israel", Haaretz reports.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4198754.stm

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[info]marseille

September 1 2005, 01:49:54 UTC 6 years ago

Whether the man who shot them was aware of it or nor, he WAS an enemy of Israel, because his actions only make the situation worse. Intent is not everything.

[info]justwannahelp

September 1 2005, 07:01:07 UTC 6 years ago

First, to call the prejudism shown here racism is to say that there is a racial difference between the Palestinian Arabs and the Jewish Israelis. There isn't. As a matter of fact, there is no racial difference between Arabs, Jews, or Europeans. The liberal use of the word "racism" by the media bastardizes the word and sends the wrong message.
However, there was clear hatred shown toward the Palestinians. It is a major fault of the Israelis. Granted, Palestinians show similar hatred toward Israelis, but there are enough comments in other posts that make that point.
I agree completely with the Palestinian Kenesset member. Not only can that Israeli be counted as an enemy of Israel and a terrorist, but the interpretation of Israeli law that the judges made was simply inhuman. I would, though, change the Palestinian Kenesset member's ammendment to "hostile activities by a terror organization acting against Israel's interests."

[info]jay007

November 3 2005, 23:39:44 UTC 6 years ago

couldn't agree with you more.
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