Gaza's Hamas rulers give 'collaborators' month to repent

[oberliner]

Gaza's Hamas rulers on Tuesday launched a month-long campaign urging alleged Palestinian "collaborators" with Israel to turn themselves in return for leniency.

"We announce the opening of the door to repentance for remaining collaborators and for all those who have fallen into the traps set by the enemy's intelligence services," interior ministry spokesman Islam Shahwan told reporters.

"We urge them to return to the bosom of their people and their families," he said, noting that the offer of clemency was open until April 11.

Under Palestinian law, collaboration with Israel is punishable by death.

http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/8/66715/World/Region/Gazas-Hamas-rulers-give-collaborators-month-to-rep.aspx

[Alamuti Lotus]

1. the provided terms are fairly generous

However, I hope it provides an opportunity for those who have been unduly coerced into service by the enemy to negotiate an equitable solution to their bad behavior. While the Israeli spy agencies frequently coerce or deceive people into collaboration, the terms being offered or demanded (economic enticements, threatening families, etc) can be countered by the authority if a proper effort is made by both parties to do so. Somehow I doubt that'll get too far, but it's a nice idea.

[holdencaufield]

2. Wow ...

... I can't think of any other place on DU where I would see such an elegant defence of the Death Penalty for a non-capital offence. I thought, as progressives, we were supposed to be AGAINST Capital Punishment -- particularly when those sentences are handed down by kangaroo courts.

I am in AWE.

[Alamuti Lotus]

3. what is your definition of a capital offence?

obvious biases aside, I cannot imagine how it precludes treason and collaboration with the enemy in times of war, leading to the death or injury of citizens!

[cali]

6. uh, many people- and I'm one are against the dp with NO exceptions. EVER.

[shaayecanaan]

4. It is a capital offence

Collaboration with the enemy is generally considered treason, which remains a capital offence in the United States.

Most militias kill collaborators. Certainly that was the case on all sides during the Lebanese Civil War.

I don't know if the Jewish underground executed any pro-British collaborators during the 1940s, but I would be surprised if they did not.

[leftynyc]

5. Unduly coerced?

Do you have any evidence of that? Or is just doing it for the money too hard a concept for you to grasp? Anyone who trusts hamas to keep their word is a fool.

[oberliner]

7. I'll add my wow to the mix

It's amazing, but not surprising, to read a post like this from you here.