At 08:02 24-12-01 +0200, Ilana Halupovich wrote: >Jeroen wrote ><<I mean, I publicly support the Palestinian side in the conflict, but the >Dutch authorities will not arrest and jail me for it.>>
>Why should it? You don't endanger *your* country. However, if you were >living here, in Israel and were supporting Israeli enemies and endangering >the country whose citizen you are I am for deporting you or putting you in >jail. Unfortunately, there are still people that see this as legitimate >behavior. Why should it be illegal for an Israeli citizen to criticise his government? If an Israeli citizen goes out into the street and publicly states that he believes his country should leave the Palestinians alone, how is he endangering his country? Now, if he would try to make his point by shooting people, he should be arrested. But in this case, he is only expressing his opinion. It is a sad day for democracy when a democratically elected government tries to silence its opponents. :-( Jeroen _________________________________________________________________________ Wonderful World of Brin-L Website: http://www.Brin-L.com Tom's Photo Gallery: http://tom.vanbaardwijk.com
