RE: Another police station gone

[Baardwijk, J. van DTO/SLBD/BGM/SVM/SGM]

> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: Robert Shaw [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Verzonden: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 4:58 PM
> Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Onderwerp: Re: Another police station gone

> > > > Speaking of jails: how about Israeli civilians in the Occupied
> > > > Territories? Is the Israeli government doing anything to
> > > > prosecute and jail Israeli settlers that kill Palestinians?
> > > >
> > > Is this just a rhetoric question or do you have any real cases in
> > > mind? Can you describe an incident where Israel has failed to 
> > > prosecute when it should have done?
> >
> > It is not a rhetorical question. From news reports over the years, I
> > learned that Palestinians get killed by Israeli settlers in the
> > Occupied Territories. I do not know if Israel prosecutes those
> > settlers, so I ask.
> 
> Asking the question like the way you did in that context strongly
> implies you know the answer to be yes. If you don't know you should
> have phrased the question more neutrally.

I thought it was neutral. How, IYO, should I have phrased it then?


> Israel is a civilised country, with an independent judiciary. In the
> absence of positive evidence you should not slur them by accusing them
> of such crimes.

The question was "does Israel prosecute settlers who kill Palestinians". If
the answer is "yes", then that would be a positive thing, wouldn't you say?
How would "Israel prosecutes criminal Israeli's" be "slurring" and accusing
Israel of crimes?


Jeroen

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