A look at the dual justice system in the West Bank

Associated Press ^ | Apr 20, 2013 3:09 PM EDT

[Olog-hai]

Israeli and Palestinian minors accused of crimes in the West Bank are subject to two different sets of laws.

Israeli settlers are prosecuted under Israeli civilian law, while Palestinians are thrust into the military justice system.

Critics complain that the conviction rate in the military system is higher and the penalties stiffer. …

[Olog-hai]

Guess who is keeping the critics safe and alive?

[Iron Munro]

Sort of like the way the justice system here works here for the well connected versus the proletariat.

[Olog-hai]

You just equated Israeli with “well-connected” and Palestinian with “proletariat”.

[BobL]

Sounds like the Palestinians should learn to BEHAVE, rather than living their lives for Jihad.

[SunkenCiv]

Shoplifting by an Israeli vs murder, assault, or vandalism by a koranimal... hmm, yeah, that’s a real injustice. /s

Thanks Olog-hai.

[Iron Munro]

You just equated Israeli with “well-connected” and Palestinian with “proletariat”.

No, you just did that.

My analogy was clear.

[Olog-hai]

No, with all due respect it’s not clear, otherwise I would not have come to the conclusion that I did. Could you please clarify?

[Olog-hai]

They’ll have to unlearn their brainwashing. With the kind of leadership they currently have, that’s not going to happen, never mind the Islamic support network beyond “Palestinian” Israeli borders.

[editor-surveyor]

No, more like how it works for terrorists vs. law abiding citizens.

[SJackson]

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I'm open to correction here, but in the areas under Palestinian control, the military justice system only has jurisdiction over terrorism, aka killing Jews. Lesser crimes fall under the Palestinian Authority justice system.