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Israel's Ever-More Sadistic Reprisals Help Shore up a Sense of Victimhood
Cook, Jonathan
http://www.counterpunch.org/2017/07/13/israels-ever-more-sadistic-reprisals-help-shore-up-a-sense-of-victimhood/Date Written: 2017-07-13 Publisher: Counterpunch Year Published: 2017 Resource Type: Article Cx Number: CX21066 Israel argues that a potential attacker can only be dissuaded by knowing his loved ones will suffer harsh retribution. Abstract: - Excerpt: The panic and cruelty plumbed new depths last week, when Israeli officials launched a $2.3 million lawsuit against the family of Fadi Qanbar, who crashed a truck into soldiers in Jerusalem in January, killing four. He was shot dead at the scene. The suit demands that his widow, Tahani, reimburse the state for the compensation it awarded the soldiers' families. If she cannot raise the astronomic sum, the debt will pass to her four children, the oldest of whom is currently only seven. Subject Headings |