State Attorney to High Court: 'No' to Jewish terrorist house demolitions
The State Attorney's Office issues a supplementary response to a High Court petition indicating it will not support the demolition of the homes of Jewish terrorists; the petition was filed by the parents of a murdered Palestinian boy.
The comments were made in response to a petition filed by the family of Mohammed Abu Khdeir, who was brutally murdered by Yosef Ben-David and two other boys in July 2014.
In the petition, the family demanded that the homes of the terrorists who committed the murder be demolished. The State's Attorney issued a supplemental response to the petition in which it informed the High Court that the homes would not be demolished.
In their response, the State's Attorney noted that, "The consideration of deterring potential terrorists cannot stand on its own. Should there be a serious terror attack committed by individuals within a group where terrorist attacks are very limited, and where there is also no support or encouragement to continue terrorist attacks, the demolition of buildings isn't necessary."
The response is sure to stoke criticism and ire as there has been significant criticism lately against home demolitions in the Arab sector.
However, the State's Attorney did note that, "The defense minister does not rule out the possibility of exercising the authority (the destroy homes) against a group given justification," such as a sudden increase in terror attacks being committed.
