How can anyone support a death sentence for selling one's house to someone of a different ethnicity? I do not care where you stand on the political issues in the middle east, how can anyone support this?

There is almost no media attention being paid to the case of Muhammad Abu Shahala, since the media is to busy accusing Israel of everything under the sun to worry about actual human rights infringements.  And, of course, there is the unstated bias which requires that we hold Arab Palestinians to no standard of behavior whatsoever.
 
The day after this death sentence was handed down President Obama released aid to the PA that the US had been holding up. It appears that there is absolutely no pressure from the western governments to stop the execution. (As there would be if Israel had such a retrograde law and the death penalty)

No matter how one feels about the issues in the region, under no circumstances should anyone be sentenced to death for selling their house to the highest bidder.

Would some one please explain to me why the world and particularly the Arab Palestinian world thinks that this is o.k.?

Would some one please explain to me how a prohibition against selling ones house to a Jew is not an apartheid policy?

Would some one please explain to me why this kind of behavior on the part of the PA is not considered an impediment to peace?  

May 3, 2012 -- 10:52AM, rocketjsquirell wrote:

How can anyone support a death sentence for selling one's house to someone of a different ethnicity? I do not care where you stand on the political issues in the middle east, how can anyone support this?

There is almost no media attention being paid to the case of Muhammad Abu Shahala, since the media is to busy accusing Israel of everything under the sun to worry about actual human rights infringements.  And, of course, there is the unstated bias which requires that we hold Arab Palestinians to no standard of behavior whatsoever.
 
The day after this death sentence was handed down President Obama released aid to the PA that the US had been holding up. It appears that there is absolutely no pressure from the western governments to stop the execution. (As there would be if Israel had such a retrograde law and the death penalty)

No matter how one feels about the issues in the region, under no circumstances should anyone be sentenced to death for selling their house to the highest bidder.

Would some one please explain to me why the world and particularly the Arab Palestinian world thinks that this is o.k.?

Would some one please explain to me how a prohibition against selling ones house to a Jew is not an apartheid policy?

Would some one please explain to me why this kind of behavior on the part of the PA is not considered an impediment to peace?  

>>>>>>>>>>> I do not know enough to tell you anything about it. I know Palestinians are very sensitive about selling any land in city of Jerusalem. Because they "Lost" a lot of land with different excuses to non-Muslim population who are trying deny their religious rights on holy masjid of Islam.

Where is the "Land" in Israel/Palestine?

Can a Muslim buy back such land whenever he wants? Do any Arabs have "Right of return" on their ancestral land?

Appreciate your explanation.

Muslims and Arabs are free to be sensitive. I have my sensitivities as well, and we all have to right to sell or not sell our property to whom we wish. That is besides the point.

The issue is a law that prohibits sale to Jews -and punishes one who does so with death.

This law shows the true face of Palestinian nationalism and their desire for peace.

BDBoy,

The problem with your analysis is that if it was the State of Israel which had a law that said Jews selling land to Arabs would be punished by death, you would be screaming about apartheid, racism or some other evil ism. However, with the Palestinians,these sorts of things for you are just a bunch of good old boys blowing off some steam. The continued application of double standards, along with the misstatement of facts is becoming quite obvious to all. 

Habesor

BDboy

Excuse me while I try to stop laughing.

The Palestinian State is functioning enough to kill the man for selling his property. That is all there is to it. The PA is a racist, apartheid entity. Until you admit it and speak out about it, no one should believe a word you say about desire to live in peace. 

As I replied to Miraj on another thread:

If non-Jewish Arabs can live within Israel WHY CAN'T Jews live in an eventual Arab Palestinian State?

There are a few words which describe the argument that Jews can not live in areas which may become an eventual Arab Palestinian State RACIST, ANTI-SEMITIC, APARTHEID all come to mind.

So which side are you on BDboy? The racists, as is implied by your posts, or those who wish to see peace and prosperity for all peoples regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, etc...?