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Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Israeli court turns down bail for Hamas officials
2006-09-26
These are the guys the other judge said should be released. Guess they won't make homecoming this year.
OFER MILITARY BASE, West Bank - An Israeli military court Monday ruled that 21 Hamas officials arrested in a crackdown on the Palestinian ruling Islamist party should remain in detention pending further investigations.

The military judge ruled in favor of a request by prosecutors to hold the officials, including parliament speaker Aziz Dweik, in detention while their case is examined, the defendants’ attorney, Jawad Boulos, told AFP. Israeli army radio quoted the judge as saying “there is enough evidence that the defendants belong to a terrorist organization to justify that they remain in detention until the end of the inquiry.”

“They can’t hide behind their official duties,” the judge said.

Among those facing charges along with Dweik are religious affairs minister Nayef Rajub, Jerusalem affairs minister Khaled Abu Arafeh, local government minister Issa Al Jaabari and parliament secretary general Mahmud Ramahi.

The men are among scores of elected Hamas representatives arrested by troops in a massive West Bank sweep following the June 25 capture of Israeli soldier, Corporal Gilad Shalit in a raid claimed jointly by its armed wing.
Posted by:Steve White

#3  Israel tried imperialism already, Mr. Bruce from MS, in 1967-2000, although calling something the size of New Jersey an empire is a bit silly, don't you think? Especially since until 1967 those who now call themselves Palestinians insisted that the one thing they weren't was Palestinians and, waving guns in the air they insisted on being referred to as simply part of the Arab Nation, and legally and by clan ties those in the West Bank were Jordanians, and those in the Gaza Strip were Egyptians. (That's why the worst thing Israel can do to those they arrest is exile them from one of the Territories to the other, where they haven't any relatives.) This is actually a police action instead of all out war. Israel's next step will likely be clearances, a la the English aristocracy in Scotland... although I imagine they'll skip the sheep bit, rather than answering the Palestinians' all-out war with the same.
Posted by: trailing wife   2006-09-26 08:27  

#2  NO ... this isn't imperialism ....

If Israel is going to act like jurisdiction over the Palestinian government is legal, how about we go back to a one state solution

one man one vote
Posted by: Bruce from MS   2006-09-26 06:24  

#1  Good. Keep these terrorists imprisoned until after Abbas can get a vote of no confidence passed in order to ensure a collapse of the Hamas coalition government. Israel is doing itself a huge favor. And for fuck's sake, someone keep the jail keys away from Olmert!
Posted by: Zenster   2006-09-26 00:12  

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