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Bill: Owners must pay for razing of illegal homes
Roni Sofer
Published: 20.10.10, 13:17
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1. Will Arabs pay for demolishing their illegal homes
Shalom   (10.20.10)
and there are plenty of them all over Israel including Jerusalem? Or is it only Jews who are thrown out of their homes because the sick anti-Israel self-hating Jewish Left lunatic government decided that Jews may not live anywhere in Israel they wish?
2. It is called "User Pays" & "Zero Tolerance"
Ozraeli ,   Australia   (10.20.10)
If Israel has any intention of becoming a "normal", law aiding society, there has to be consequences & accountability for law breaking-starting with reimbursing the costs incurred. Obvious, isn't it? If the State has to expend money to rectify an infringement of an inhabitant (citizen or not), of course they should have to reimburse the authorities for the cost. If they choose not to pay (or correct the situation independently, after warnings, Court orders, etc), then there is the usual: demolition of the house, & sale of the material (usually, lots of steel, timber, & reusable concrete blocks here) seizing the asset, (land-including adjacent property), and/or imprisonment. Start to immediately enforce the law a few times ("Zero Tolerance", like Giuliani in NY), & discover how quickly people learn. People do it with pets & children. What happened, adults don't need to obey the law & pay for their mistakes?
3. #2 Ozraeli
David ,   America   (10.20.10)
Do you know the true meaning of the word Justice? When government becomes so oppressive that the people no longer have the opportunity to live in their own homeland, then justice is denied. The laws that are being forced on the people are meant for one purpose only. That is to appease the enemies of Israel. That puts the government of Israel firmly on the side of the enemy and makes them just as much the enemy of the people as those who want to kill them. There are more ways than physical death to kill the people. Oppression will also drain the life from them. I guarantee you that the enemy palis in your midst will not be required to pay for demolition of their so called illegal homes because they are the very ones the government is appeasing. Torah has a lot to say about justice, and mercy. Make righteous judgments! Better yet, stay out of it because it is obvious you have no idea what you are talking about.
4. THIS IS STUPIDITY OF MAJOR HISTORICAL PROPORTIONS
stude ham   (10.20.10)
THERE IS NOTHING ILLEGAL IN REBUILDING ANYWHERE IN ISRAEL AND IN THE LANDS NOW RECLAIMED FROM THE FOREIGN INVADERS. IF THESE KNESSET KLUTZES HAD BEEN AROUND PRIOR TO 1947 THEN FOR SURE THE JEWISH PEOPLE OF THIS WORLD WOULD BE LANGUISHING IN THE GHETTOES OF THE GOYIM. BUILD ISRAEL BUILD!
5. Racist law targeting Arabs, not Jews
Steve Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (10.20.10)
...for building illegally in Israel, because Arabs are not given permits, only Jews are given permits.
6. To: No. 5
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (10.20.10)
Are you allowed to build on native American reservations? No. Are you allowed to build and operate a gambling casino in the State of Minnesota? No. Are those racist laws, too? By the way, you're completely wrong. Arabs are given building permits. The problem is that they tend to build without having secured a building permit. Those structures must be razed, because blueprints were never reviewed; foundations were never inspected; and some of the building work is really pretty shoddy.
7. thank you #1
daryl ,   estill,tn   (10.20.10)
8. # 5
Birdi ,   Israel   (10.21.10)
Steve you are totally wrong. Arabs are given permits. Post # 6 is correct.
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