Law doesn't cover Jewish terror [View All]

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http://www.news24.com/News24/World/News/0,,2-10-1462_1762197,00.html

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"The teenage Israeli soldier who killed four Israeli Arabs in a shooting rampage on a bus has been branded a Jewish terrorist, but the people who died cannot be recognised as terrorist victims, the defence ministry said on Tuesday.

Under current law, an assailant must be a member of the "enemy forces" against Israel for the action to be considered terrorism, said Mayan Malkin, a spokesperson with the defence ministry.

But in this case the shooter was Jewish and his attack cannot be designated as terror, said Malkin.

The four Arabs from the Israeli village of Shfaram were killed by a 19-year-old Israeli who had deserted the army and had professed anti-Arab views. Authorities later said he was trying to thwart Israel's evacuation of Jewish settlers from the Gaza Strip."