Liberman: It's a shame we can't execute Givat Assaf terrorist
'It's great that we caught Givat Assaf terrorist,' says ex-Defense
Minister Liberman, 'but he should be executed, not imprisoned.'
Arutz Sheva
Staff, 08/01/19 10:14
“It would be better to drown these prisoners in
the Dead Sea if possible, since that's the lowest point in the world.” - Avigdor
Lieberman
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Former
Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman (Yisrael Beytenu) renewed his
call for the passage of legislation making it easier for courts to sentence
convicted terrorists to death, citing today’s arrest of Hamas terrorist Asam
Barghouti as a “classic example” of why such a law is necessary.
“I
praise our security forces who…apprehended the terrorist Asam Barghouti,”
Liberman said Tuesday morning.
“He
is a radical Islamic terrorist and a member of a clan involved in a number
terror attacks against Israelis over many years,” the former
Defense Minister continued, referencing the Barghouti clan.
Asam
Barghouti, who was wanted for the December 13th shooting attack near Givat
Assaf, north of Jerusalem, was captured Tuesday morning in a pre-dawn raid.
Barghouti
killed two IDF soldiers and wounded two more Israelis during the shooting
attack at Givat Assaf Junction last month. Israeli security officials also
revealed that Barghouti had taken part in the Ofra Junction shooting attack
just days before, in which seven Israelis were wounded. Barghouti’s brother,
Saleh Omar Barghouti, also took part in the attack, and was later killed by
Israeli security personnel.
“This
is a classic example of why we should regret the fact that the ‘Death Penalty
for Terrorists Law’ brought by Yisrael Beytenu was torpedoed by the Likud and
the coalition leaders.”
Prior to
Yisrael Beytenu’s departure from the government in November, the party had
submitted a bill which would have made it easier for courts to sentence
terrorists convicted of murder to death. While the present law requires a
unanimous decision, under the Yisrael Beytenu proposal, a simple majority would
be sufficient.
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