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Palestinians Granted "Limited Liability" for Terror
(Jerusalem Post) Lenny Ben-David - Today, a convicted Palestinian terrorist - even guilty of the most heinous crimes - can be assured that he will never face an Israeli death sentence (it doesn't exist); will receive five-star prison care, including an academic degree if he wishes; is comforted knowing that his family will receive monthly stipends from the PA , often funded by European governments; and will have his sentence abruptly canceled when he and his colleagues are traded for an Israeli hostage or released due to extortionary PA demands in return for showing up at peace talks. Palestinian terror, therefore, is a crime against humanity that bears limited or no liability. This tolerance of Arab aggression smacks of a patronizing racism. Arabs are held to a lower moral standard. The writer served as a senior Israeli diplomat in Washington.