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| Israel could stop returning bodies of Palestinian attackers killed by security forces to their families |
| 2015-10-15 |
| [Independent] Israel's internal security minister has said that the bodies of Palestinian attackers killed by the security services should not be returned to their families for burial. Gilad Erdan's proposal came as the Security Cabinet approved powers for police to close off Arab and Palestinian areas of Jerusalem, destroy attackers' homes, confiscate their property and revoke permanent residency rights. The public security minister claimed that funeral processions for people killed while attempting to harm Israelis turn into "an exhibition of support for terror and incitement to murder". "We must not allow that," he added. "We must do everything so that the terrorist won't be able to merit honour and ceremonies after conducting an attack." Mr Erdan proposed that offenders instead be buried quietly at military cemeteries within Israel's borders. It was unclear whether Muslim burial rites would be respected, which stipulate that people are buried as quickly as possible, bathed and wrapped in white, with their bodies facing Mecca. The UK's minister for the Middle East, Tobias Elwood, urged all parties to refrain from violence and called on Israeli and Palestinian leaders to "avoid measures which could further fuel tensions". A spokesperson for the Israeli Embassy told The Independent that Mr Erdan's proposal was not yet "official Israeli policy". Thousands of people have attended funerals for both Israelis and Palestinians killed in weeks of worsening violence, turning some processions into angry protests. Hundreds attended the funeral held today for Moataz Zawahra, a 28-year-old Palestinian man killed by Israeli forces during clashes in Bethlehem on Tuesday. His body was carried through the streets by mourners in a huge procession before the ensuing protests devolved into more conflict with troops, with some Palestinians throwing rocks as they were hit with tear gas and stun grenades. Muhannad Halabi, the 19-year-old who stabbed two ultra-Orthodox Jewish men to death in Jerusalem on 3 October after claiming the "third intifada has begun", was also mourned by thousands near Ramallah earlier this month. Tuesday was the worst day of violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories since tensions erupted in September. Three Israelis and three Palestinians, including two attackers, were killed and many more were injured in stabbings, shootings, rock-throwing and clashes with security forces on the day. In Jerusalem this afternoon, a "terrorist" was shot dead near the walls of the Old City after an attempted stabbing. A police spokesperson said there were no other injuries in the incident at Damascus Gate, where there were two other attacks on Saturday. Eight Israelis have died in a string of stabbings, shootings and the stoning of a car, while 30 Palestinians - including 13 identified by Israel as attackers - have been killed in the last two weeks. Jeremiah 22:19 |
| Posted by:Blossom Unains5562 |
| #8 |
| Posted by: 3dc 2015-10-15 17:37 |
| #7 This is what Israel is supposed to do. |
| Posted by: newc 2015-10-15 12:03 |
| #6 #$@%^&*!!!!! |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2015-10-15 10:55 |
| #5 Not really. The body will have been broken down and processed by the pig's body. The raw materials will be incorporated into the pig's flesh and then will thus become pig. Just think of it as an excellent recycling program! |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2015-10-15 10:09 |
| #4 Hey Darth trying to make a cannibal outa me? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2015-10-15 09:41 |
| #3 Give 'em to the pig farmers to feed the hogs. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2015-10-15 08:51 |
| #2 Mr Erdan proposed that offenders instead be buried quietly at military cemeteries within Israel's borders. Cordwood stacks with a fine miasma of urea was popular. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2015-10-15 08:31 |
| #1 actually, a "Nacht und Nebel" approach to the palis might work. Knife attacks are not reported in the news. Attacker bodies are quietly disposed of (cremated & scattered at sea). Then the immediate families of the attackers are quietly "disappeared" When the usual suspects raise the usual noise, a bland "I have no idea what you are screeching about" & stonewall. Then start picking off and "Disappearing" the more noxious & vulnerable NGO terrorist sympathizers, Chilean-Pinochet-dirty war style. Dunno if the Israelis could bring themselves to do it, but based on the track record it would work. |
| Posted by: Nguard 2015-10-15 00:54 |