LIEBERMAN PROPOSES DEATH PENALTY FOR PALESTINIAN PRISONERS

Tel Aviv, 29 Rabi’ul Akhir 1436/19 February 2015 (MINA) – Israel’s Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said that the first law he intends to propose in the next Knesset will be the death penalty for Palestinian prisoners and to prevent the release of any prisoners.

Lieberman, who heads the right-wing Yisrael Beiteinu, wrote on his Facebook page yesterday that “global terrorism is currently the world’s foremost challenge” and that “Israel in particular must drastically alter the way it deals with terrorists”, adding that “there is a gap between what Israel advocates for and what it does,” Middle East Monitor (MEMO) quoted by Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA) as reporting, Thursday.

“We created hope for terrorist organisations, all the terrorists who fight against Israel. Instead of building an iron wall and telling them they have no chance [because] we will fight, we constantly create and strengthen their hope,” he said.

Lieberman added: “Time and again we release groups of terrorists, and each of them has hope. They’re not afraid; they know that at the end of the day we will surrender.

We released thousands of terrorists over the last decades, terrorists responsible for the most horrible attacks. It’s simply a wrong message. It encourages terrorism and creates more terrorists.”

Speaking about Israel’s wars against the Gaza Strip, he wrote that it was clear that a fourth round of fighting with Hamas cannot be prevented.

All military campaign must end with decisive victory, because otherwise Israel loses big time, he said.

According to Lieberman, entering into a military confrontation with Hamas once every two years does not allow Israel to plan for the long term, like any normal country, in the political and economic sphere. Lieberman’s remarks come two weeks ahead of the Knesset elections. (T/P002/P3)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)