MKs Slam Espionage Charges for Protest Organizers

Arutz Sheva ^ | 5/1/12 | Gavriel Queenann

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Nationalist MKs lined up to criticize state prosecutors for charging residents in Judea and Samaria who revealed IDF troop movements pertaining to demolition orders of Jewish homes with espionage.

MK Uri Ariel (National Union) told a Constitution Committee hearing on law enforcement in Judea and Samaria that the charges were an "immoral abuse" of power.

"The police and the prosecution put a black mark on Yitzhar by accusing people of spying," Ariel said. "Who is the enemy here? The settlers?"

"The criminal justice system that is actively working to destroy the homes of civil servants and army officers has now turned us into 'spies,' Ariel told the committee.

Turning to representatives from the state prosecutor's office, Ariel said, "You embarrass the legal profession."

Ariel also challenged the prosecutors to charge him with espionage. "I spy! I told about IDF movements in the evacuation of settlements. I am ready to stand trial."

"This is an immoral abuse and criminal," he added. "This persecution must be stopped".

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Even more infuriating, though. Why is it that Peace Now-niks can pretend to pick olives in fields adjacent to Jewish towns in Judah and Samaria while really probing the fences for weaknesses so that Arab terrorists can sneak in at night and murder entire families in their homes, AND THEY'RE NOT LINED UP AGAINST A WALL AND SHOT! That's both espionage, treason and murder, all wrapped into one.