Rare Israeli ruling against practice of demolishing homes of Palestinians accused of violence

[conuly]

This ruling seems pretty self-evident to me.

But the ruling against “punitive demolition” sparked outrage among conservative Israeli politicians at a time when control of judicial appointments is at the heart of frictions within Israel’s fractious coalition government. Protesters gathered Saturday outside the Tel Aviv home of Supreme Court President Ester Hayut to condemn “judicial dictatorship.”

Naturally.

You know, in a way I'm almost relieved to read this paragraph and realize that this particular flavor of bullshit is not wholly limited to the American right wing.

“Demolishing the house is not a punishment according to the law. It’s an act of deterrence,” said Eran Ben-Ari, legal adviser of a right-wing advocacy group for settlers and victims of terrorist attacks. “Both soldiers and citizens could be killed in the next terrorist activity that won’t be deterred because of this verdict.”

If it hasn't worked for the past however-many years you've been doing this, maybe it's time to try something new. I'm just saying.

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[mama_kestrel]

And maybe, just maybe, demolishing homes is actually the trigger for more violence? I wish I remember who said "an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth leaves everyone blind and toothless." Just saying.

[conuly]

It's attributed to Gandhi, but I don't know for sure if he's the one who said it.

[conuly]

And it looks like I was right to doubt that attribution!

https://quoteinvestigator.com/2010/12/27/eye-for-eye-blind/

[dewline]

But what do you do when you're faced with people bound and determined to make us all blind and toothless?