The Israeli military today began serving notices to families of detained terror suspects that they intend to expel them from their homes and demolish the houses. Among those to receive notice were the parents of a Palestinian teen accused of stabbing and killing a settler, and three families related to people accused of being part of a Hamas cell.
Members of Israel’s far-right government have been pushing for the resumption of home demolitions as further punishment for increased Palestinian unrest. New Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit approved the demolition of the homes as his first official action after taking the post Thursday.
The use of demolition as a punitive measure has been roundly condemned by international human rights groups as collective punishment and use of force against civilians, particularly since it targets the relatives of often already dead suspects.
Israeli officials tend to argue abroad that such measures are “deterrents” for future attacks, though years of such policies clearly have not done much to limit violence in the occupied territories. Domestically, Israel’s right-wing tends to present the demolitions as straight-forward revenge, with collective punishment against civilians a big part of the appeal.
Israeli officials tend to argue abroad that such measures are “deterrents” for future attacks.
This begs the question, what “deterrent” should current members of the Israeli government be hit with to discourage other government officials not to be murderous assholes?
Demolish Israel.
NOT AN ELECTION FOR PRESIDENT —
VOTE TO PUT IN POWER A MORAL SOCIETY
Do you deserve to be rich? If so, then to see if you are a high-achiever destined to be rich, vote for war-hawk Clinton as she will surely create many a new way for Empire builders to make their wildest dreams come true.
On the other hand, if this day of life is more then you deserve, if a grateful humility is your way of thinking such that most guilty do you feel if ever you fail to give all you can give, then vote for morality, vote for a grateful giving society with a caregiver like Bernie to lead the way.
For all of those Americans the US constitution does not allow such matters the punishment is what is known as ATTAINDER! noting also that the destruction of housing blames others for a crime that they did not commit! Of course Israel does not have a constitution, just as it does not have defined borders!