Posted on 04/16/2012 5:33:00 PM PDT by SJackson
JERUSALEM (JTA) -- Jewish leaders in Hebron have called for international intervention to help the Palestinian man sentenced to death for selling a home near the Cave of the Patriarchs to Jews.
A letter on behalf of Muhammad Abu Shahala, a former intelligence agent for the Palestinian Authority was signed by Hebron Jewish community leaders David Wilder and Noam Arnon, and addressed to, among others, the secretary-general of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon; U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton; the president of the European Council of the European Union, Herman Van Rompuy; and the director general of the International Red Cross, Yves Daccord, among others.
Shahala reportedly was sentenced to death for his part in selling what has become known as the Machpela House to a group of Jews. He reportedly confessed to the sale after torture and was subject to a rushed trial, according to Arutz-7, which cited various news agencies. Palestinian officials said Shahala was not authorized to sell the home.
The death warrant still must be signed by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, according to reports.
"It is appalling to think that property sales should be defined as a ‘capital crime’ punishable by death," the Jewish leaders write in their letter. " The very fact that such a ‘law’ exists within the framework of the PA legal system points to a barbaric and perverse type of justice, reminiscent of practices implemented during the dark ages.
"What would be the reaction to a law in the United States, England, France, or Switzerland, forbidding property sales to Jews? Actually, less than one hundred years ago, such acts were legislated and practiced, known as the infamous ‘Nuremberg laws."
At least seven Jewish families were evicted from the house earlier this month, a week after they entered the home in the middle of the night on March 28 armed with documents saying they had purchased the building from its Arab owner.
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Demanding annulment of the death warrant and pending execution of Muhammad Abu Shahala
Sunday, April 15, 2012
An open letter to:
Secretary General of the United Nations, Mr. Ban Ki-moon Secretary of State of the United States , Mrs. Hillary Clinton US Ambassador to Israel, Mr. Daniel Shapiro President of the European Council of the EU, Mr. Herman Van Rompuy Director General of the International Red Cross, Mr. Yves Daccord President of Israel, Mr. Shimon Peres Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. Binyamin Netanyahu
To all those whom this may concern:
Shalom.
According to various news agencies, Mr. Muhammad Abu Shahala, a former intelligence agent for the Palestinian Authority, has been sentenced to death, following a hurried trial. His crime: selling property to Jews in Hebron.
Mr. Abu Shahala reportedly confessed following torture sessions at the hands of his captors. The death sentence can be executed only following concurrence by Mahmoud Abbas, aka Abu Mazen, president of the PA. After he signs the death warrant, Abu Shahala may be killed.
It is appalling to think that property sales should be defined as a ‘capital crime’ punishable by death. The very fact that such a ‘law’ exists within the framework of the PA legal system points to a barbaric and perverse type of justice, reminiscent of practices implemented during the dark ages.
It is incumbent upon the entire international community, which views Abu Mazen and the Palestinian Authority as a viable Middle East peace partner, to publicly reject such acts of legal murder, when the ‘crime’ is nothing more than property sales. What would be the reaction to a law in the United States, England, France, or Switzerland, forbidding property sales to Jews?
Actually, less than one hundred years ago, such acts were legislated and practiced, known as the infamous ‘Nuremberg laws.’ On October 3, 1938 the Nazi Germany, under the leadership of Adolf Hitler, implemented a ‘Decree of the Confiscation of Jewish Property, regulating the transfer of assets from Jews to non-Jewish Germans.’ On December 11, 1938 another law was passed: ‘the regulation for the elimination of Jews from the Economic life of Germany.’ Among other sections was a clause forbidding Jews from offering merchandise for sale.
Is the Palestinian Authority a reincarnation of the Third Reich?
We appeal to all international leaders to demand the annulment of the death warrant and pending execution of Muhammad Abu Shahala, to be followed by his immediate release from imprisonment, for he has committed no crime.
David Wilder Noam Arnon The Jewish Community of Hebron
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I expect to see an article any day on CNN or MSNBC telling us what an excellent legal system the Palestinians have.
But apparently they can torture him as much as they want without the need for any such formalities.
The Joooz! are trying to de-legitimize the Palestinian Authority, which is merely trying to exercise its Allah-given duty to punish all infidels.
So after all that he did sell the place. no news he’s sentenced to death. IDF should save the guy( JMHO)
So after all that he did sell the place. no news he’s sentenced to death. IDF should save the guy( JMHO)
So after all that he did sell the place. no news he’s sentenced to death. IDF should save the guy( JMHO)
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