A year ago, Islam Dar Ayyoub was a sociable ninth grader and a good student, according to his father, Saleh, a Palestinian laborer in this small village near Ramallah.
Then, one night in January 2011, about 20 Israeli soldiers surrounded the dilapidated Dar Ayyoub home and pounded vigorously on the door. Islam, who was 14 at the time, said he thought they had come for his older brother. Instead, they had come for him. He was blindfolded, handcuffed and whisked away in a jeep.
From that moment, Islam’s childhood was over. Catapulted into the Israeli military justice system, an arm of Israel’s 44-year-old occupation of the West Bank, Islam became embroiled in a legal process as challenging and perplexing as the world in which he has grown up. The young man was interrogated and pressed to inform on his relatives, neighbors and friends.[...]
thank you for posting this.
ReplyDeleteWhat is the point of posting an anti-Israel article from the Jew-hating NYT?
ReplyDeleteIt is a genuine dilemma for Israel to balance survival and safety for its citizens with human dignity of the Arabs. Even though Israel is justified but it doesn't change the fact that it has a negative impact on it - not just because of the publicity of the New York Times.
ReplyDeleteWhy is there a dilemma regarding how to treat a terrorist who is attacking our men in uniform? The purpose of their "riots" is to establish no-go zones, and eventually to take over control of the country. Or did you not know that?
ReplyDeleteAccording to the article, the problem is thatv instead of relying on Israeli law, (which is humane) they're satill usuing Jordanian law and Brintish mandate ruleds. Framed that way, it doesn't seem all that terrible.
ReplyDeleteJersey Girl said...
thank you for posting this.
That's your whole comment? Why are you thanking Rabbi Eidehnsohn all of a sudden? Is it a knee jerk reaction to to anything that's anti-Israel?
My apologies for the truly awful spellinnnnng in my previuos comment. It should have looked more like this...
ReplyDeleteshaul shapira said...
According to the article, the problem is that instead of relying on Israeli law, (which is humane) they're still using Jordanian law and British mandate rules. Framed that way, it doesn't seem all that terrible.
Jersey Girl said...
thank you for posting this.
That's your whole comment? Why are you thanking Rabbi Eidehnsohn all of a sudden? Is it a knee jerk reaction to to anything that's anti-Israel?
There are so many others that will publicize any mistake Israel makes -- real or immagined -- why should you (DT) do so?
ReplyDeleteJG really does have some 'issue' with defending Arabs, IMHO based on comments I've seen over the years.
Dovy said...
ReplyDeleteThere are so many others that will publicize any mistake Israel makes -- real or immagined -- why should you (DT) do so?
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I didn't say it was a mistake - it is a dilemma. To acknowledge that there are conflicting issues to deal with is not giving aid to the enemy - but is simply acknowledging the facts. Problems are much greater when simplistic flag waving is done. The situtation needs constant reevaluation and if you aren't aware that there is a problem it is not likely you can deal properly with the problem.
"There are so many others that will publicize any mistake Israel makes -- real or immagined -- why should you (DT) do so?"
ReplyDeleteR Eidehnsohn isn't doing any damage by posting this article, which I happen to have found informative. If you don't like seeing any critiscm of Israel (which I can understand) maybe you should just scroll past these kinds of posts.