So wrong!

[eumelia]

Sorry to spam, but it's important.

Over the past days since the terrorist attack on the Yeshivah on Thursday, there have been countless articles, op-eds and News coverages regarding Mercaz Ha'Rav (which is the ideological cradle of religious-zionism) and calling for retaliation against the attack.

Today Knesset Spekaer Dalia Itzik mentioned what should be done:

The head of the yeshiva Rabbi Yaakov Shapira said "we must destroy the mourner's tent. This isn't normal. In any other place they would destroy it." Itzik replied "it is not a legal question at all. We must demolish the tent and the house."

In what place is it normal to (corporally) punish the family of a dead man, because he committed a crime.
The man is dead! He isn't going to be doing anything anymore.
Demolishing a house, a mourning tent is so unethical and immoral, not to mention the most counter-productive thing to do ever! Because us destroying more houses is going to create a better dialouge for peace.
I can see it now, huge headlines all over the papers: "Houses Ruined in the Name of Peace".
Yes, sacrifices have to be made.
And people need to be punished.

Collectively, of course.

I hope ICHAD are on this.

Comments

[lilacsigil.livejournal.com]

I would understand the families of the victims saying this, as they have suffered a terrible and personal loss. For politicians to say it is just cruel and exploitative of real grief.

[eumelia.livejournal.com]

Yeah, well, that's the way Israeli political discourse goes.