The government, acting in line with recommendations from Israel Police, recently announced it would no longer turnover the bodies of terrorists for burial as part of an overall deterrence effort to prevent future attacks.
The family of the Bedouin who rammed his vehicle into police at Um Chiran in southern Israel last week petitioned Israel’s High Court of Justice seeking to have his remains released for burial.
The government and police opposed the release, adding if a levaya is held is may led to provocative and political activities. Arab MK Taleb Abu Arar told the court that “He was killed three times. Once when they fired at him, a second time when they called him a terrorist and then a third time when they would not release his body for burial”. Abu Arar and the Bedouin community insist it was not a terror attack that killed Yassam policeman Sgt. Erez Levi HY”D, 38, explaining the driver lost control of his vehicle. Police investigators have ruled without a doubt that it was an act of terror.
Despite state and police objections, the court ruled 2 to 1 in favor of the immediate release of the body. The funeral took place on Tuesday, 26 Teves, without restrictions requested by police.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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I would like to propose an idea. One may play with the numbers, but it would go something like this:
At the next terror attempt, the body will be held for 6 months minimum. If this time period passes WITHOUT A SINGLE TERROR ATTEMPT, then it will be released at that time. The next attempt, one full year. Again, only if there was no attempts. The next, 18 months, etc.
Another option is to release them for their public circus funerals, and bomb the masses at the funeral. If they support terror with these public displays, then they are deserving of a swift eradication.
Just thinking.
Also just thinking: how about shmearing the body with chazer shmalts before returning it. Or stuffing it with a whole chazer. Also all bombs and bullets smeared with chazer shmaltz. Just thinking!