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Gang chief jailed for torturing French Jew to death
Reuters
Published: 11.07.09, 07:29
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1. "Radical Jewish Militants"
NYC Girl   (07.11.09)
I hadn't noticed the byline on this article until I read this description. Then, sure enough, it turned out to be the usual journalistic bias endemic to Reuters. Apparently, "Jewish militants" wasn't sufficient. These had to be "radical" Jewish militants...which is virtually a redundancy to begin with. Yet, these are the same people who balked at referring to Palestinian suicide bombers as "terrorists."
2. most of the trial took place behind closed doors because
observer   (07.11.09)
some of the accused were underage at the time of the crime and because anti-Semitic insults cant be spoken except behind closed doors.
3. There is no life imprisonment sentence in France.
David ,   Jerusalem, ISRAEL   (07.11.09)
The african muslim immigrant who has murdered Ilan will, in fact, serve a maximum of 22 years in jail. This means that he will be a free citizen at 50 (he is 28 today). Justice ?
4. David # 3 . He will serve a MINIMUM of 22 years
Charles ,   Petach Tikjva   (07.11.09)
5. Well if such case was here in Israel ,,,,
Sergio ,   Tel Aviv   (07.11.09)
They would give him around 8 years and then set him free . And he could walk around . So guys please don't say anything about French judical system.
6. #1
(07.11.09)
Yes Virginia, there are such creatures as "radical jewish militants"!
7. @3 -David
Dominique ,   Paris   (07.11.09)
Youssouf Fofana does seem to be a monster, but he wasn't an "african muslim immigrant ". He is a Frenchman, from an African family that is nominally Muslim.
8. #7 Nominally Muslim? Shouting Allahu Akhbar in Court?
GZLives   (07.11.09)
Perhaps your Muslims defender/apologist" filter was still turned on when you read the article - turn it off and go back and read it again. Perhaps Fofana used to be nominally Muslim, but from his behavior in the courtroom, he's now a full fledged Islamofascist complete with bragging rights for anyone who has tortured and killed a Jew.
9. French justice cognized the anti-Semitic character of crime
observer   (07.11.09)
by the defendant expressing no remorse and shouting God is greatest. After all, a criminal is no more man of faith. Whether he gives up his God, or not, does not matter because once the crime is done, he does not believe in a God. But, how did the court recognize the crime as anti-semitic? maybe the criminal shouldn't have asked that enormous ransom of $594,000.
10. French justice cognized the anti-Semitic character of crime
observer   (07.11.09)
by the defendant expressing no remorse and shouting God is greatest. After all, a criminal is no more man of faith. Whether he gives up his God, or not, does not matter because once the crime is done, he does not believe in a God. But, how did the court recognize the crime as anti-semitic? maybe the criminal shouldn't have asked that enormous ransom of $594,000.
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