By Micah Halpern
I've Been Thinking:
Israel is whirling from the terrible violence Jews have been perpetrating in the name of religion.
The latest victim is16 year old Shira Banki, a high school student marching in the Gay Pride Parade that was held in Jerusalem. After having been savagely and brutally stabbed in public, in front of cameras and police, Shira succumbed to her wounds.
The murderer had been released from prison only the month before after serving 10 years of a 15 year sentence for attacking people at a gay pride parade in Jerusalem ten years ago.
This attack and many other attacks by Jews could - and should, have been prevented.
Israel needs to lower the evidence bar when it comes to cases of Jewish Jihad.
There must be administrative detention for Jews engaged in acts of terror or violence just as there is for Palestinians. This means that when there is not enough evidence to convict, police detain
suspects because of a greater risk.
Rabbis who incite and justify violence must be arrested, charged and tried for incitement. Curricula must be created to teach about differences and tolerance. And courts and leaders must give stringent penalties to Jewish Jihadis.
These are those who want to murder people because they are different and because they believe themselves to have the moral ground and to have Jewish arguments to prove their case.
There are not many Jewish Jihadis - perhaps several hundred,, but they must be publically condemned by both political and religious Jewish leadership in Israel and abroad.
Micah@MicahHalpern.com
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