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Related: About this forumArab seller of Hebron house said sentenced to death
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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 Beit Hamachpela (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.
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.
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 Beit Hamachpela (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.
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.
http://www.timesofisrael.com/arab-seller-of-hebron-house-sentenced-to-death/
When did selling property become such a heinous crime that it warrants torture and death?
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Arab seller of Hebron house said sentenced to death (Original Post)
ducduc
Apr 2012
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ProgressiveProfessor
(22,144 posts)1. Only when you do business with Jews
jimmie
(318 posts)2. This is very sad
"He reportedly confessed to the sale after torture and was subject to a rushed trial."
A sentence that I never thought I would never actually read .
Ruby the Liberal
(26,219 posts)3. Please update the OP with a link to the story.
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Fozzledick
(3,860 posts)4. This shows who the real "apartheid regime" is!
azurnoir
(45,850 posts)5. a couple of things here
you seem to have left this out of your OP it is from your article
The death warrant still must be signed by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, according to reports.
BTW how many people has the PA executed for this particular crime?
also your article cites Arutz 7 aka Arutz Sheva aka IsraelNationalNews and says that publication cited several news agencies on this particular subject upon a cite search on 'Arutz 7' I found 4 articles none cite any other news agency
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/154783#.T5GxgtWkO24
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/11518#.T5Gx6tWkO24
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/154742#.T5GyH9WkO24
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/237223#.T5GybdWkO24