The Israeli parliament on Wednesday passed a law to strip terrorists of their citizenship for receiving financial rewards from the Palestinian Authority.
The new legislation, which received 94 votes in a 120-member Knesset, also gives the Israeli government the power to deport terrorists to the Palestinian Authority-controlled West Bank, as well as bar their reentry into Israel.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government presented the bill after Israeli Arabs gave a “hero’s welcome” to a terrorist who was released after serving a 40-year prison sentence for kidnapping and murdering an Israeli soldier in 1983. Karim Younis, an unrepentant terrorist, “was greeted by family, friends and supporters chanting and carrying him through the streets on their shoulders,” the Jerusalem Post reported January 5.
The Arab Knesset members were enraged at the new legislation. They slammed the law for being “racist” towards convicted terrorists who happen to hold Israeli citizenship. “The decision, which could potentially affect hundreds of Palestinian citizens and residents of Israel, was condemned as racist by Arab lawmakers as well as Palestinian officials,” the left-wing Israeli newspaper Haaretz lamented.
“Knesset passes law to strip terrorists who receive PA stipends of Israeli citizenship,” by Carrie Keller-Lynn, The Times of Israel, February 15, 2023:
The Knesset approved a law on Wednesday to strip convicted terrorists with Israeli nationality of their citizenship — provided they receive funding from the Palestinian Authority or an associated organization.
The law, an amendment to Israel’s 1952 Citizenship Law, applies to both Israeli citizens and permanent residents incarcerated following a conviction for terror, aiding terror, harming Israeli sovereignty, inciting war, or aiding an enemy during wartime, and enables the interior minister to revoke their status after a hearing.
The law enables citizenship to be revoked even if the person lacks a second citizenship, provided they have a permanent residence status outside of Israel. Once citizenship is revoked, the person would be denied entry back into Israel. (…)
Registering rare cross-Knesset support, the law passed with the support of 94 MKs on its third and final reading, with 10 lawmakers voting against. While its main sponsor was Likud MK Ofir Katz, it also counted members of the opposition’s right-wing and center-left lawmakers among its cosigned supporters.
Heralding the legislative victory, Katz said that the law is “the dawn of a new era,” stating from the Knesset floor that” I know and feel from the bottom of my heart that such laws are our true mission as elected officials.”
“I say unequivocally, a terrorist who receives money from the Palestinian Authority should fly from here to Gaza, anywhere else. Do not stay here. He won’t be here,” Katz said.
The PLO-run Palestinian Authority operates a multi-million dollar “Pay-For-Slay” scheme, which hands out generous salaries and allowances to terrorists and their families. According to the Israel-based watchdog Palestinian Media Watch, the “Palestinian Authority Martyrs Fund” paid out around $150 million in 2020 alone.
The so-called humanitarian aid to Palestinians restored by the Biden White House — revoking President Donald Trump’s 2018 decision to cut such funding, is also diverted to finance this “Pay-for-Slay” terror financing scheme, a Jerusalem Post article noted in April 2021. In 2022, Biden administration gave $316 million to the terrorist-ridden Palestinian Authority.
mg says
I would prefer a law that guarantees the end of life of homicidists who proven to have taken the lives of anyone for the purposes of their Jihad.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Again, good job Israel! Other countries all over, be it the US, Canada, Australia, India, UK, France, Denmark, Sweden, Italy and others should emulate Israel
Barbara says
When a non-citizen commits a felony, they should be returned to their country of origin. How many citizens are murdered because the illegal knows he will get away with it?
࿗Infidel࿘ says
There would be an issue of ‘stateless’ terrorists i.e. those who’ve never had any other citizenship in their lives. Like say a muslim who has only Israeli citizenship but not Pali, or in the West, say a second or subsequent generation muslim who’s never been to his ancestral country, but who’s committed treason, such as join ISIS
Even if they can’t be deported or executed, there are other things that can be done to them. For starters, permanently cancelling their voting rights, or the rights to own immovable property, like land, or a home. Just legally make their lives so miserable that they choose to leave on their own!
brenrod says
If they are stateless they can drop them across the border with Lebanon or Syria, neither of whom have a treaty with Israel. Any people have a right to banish those who seek to slaughter their children from their midst. I include those in the PA who finance the murder of Jewish children.
Billy Corr says
Dare anyone say that the UK should have done the same for convicted URA terrorists?
Linde B. says
To infidel- I agree this is a new and very good law but in my opinion its “reach” should go a
little bit farther. Anyone who is convicted of committing an act of terrorism in Israel should be given a 1 way ticket to Antarctica, a winter jacket, and a shovel. And this legislation must be posted on every mosque and Muslim meeting place in Israel. I AM NOT BEING SARCASTIC.
For way too long terrorists in Israel have had it way too good. They were treated with too much civility. This legislation will hopefully 🙏 stop the terrorists from doing any more evil. But we still need to pray.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
I agree w/ you, but practically, we know that that’s never gonna happen. But see my response to Barbara above your’s: just impound some of their basic rights for life, such as property and voting, and make their lives miserable enough that they decide to move to dar ul islam
Sorta like the Uyghurs try and do
dazzleme says
Linde -America should follow suit. Throw all the people out and send them so far away they cannot get back. Thing of it is – Biden is telling these people “Come on in” and transporting these criminals to wherever they want to go in our country.
maria says
Excellent job and excellent new government in Israel. Unfortunately,, the EU countries care caving to muslims. Only Denmark is on the right track
Walter Sieruk says
That a good , practical and wise new law that was passed to help ensure the safety and security of the citizens of the State of Israel.
somehistory says
The anger of the arabs just proves they know their kith and kin are committing the terror>
if they believed that the Jews were guilty of terrorism
somehistory says
The anger of the arabs just proves they know their kith and kin are committing the terror>
if they believed that the Jews were guilty of terrorism, they”d be dancing in the streets and passing out candy.
My pc glitched and left off the last part.
All those nations which allow terrorists to keep their benefits intact, are complicit in the murders.
Rob (Robin) Blair Harris says
Problem is will the country of origin accept them back? Under international law you can’t make someone ‘stateless’.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Sure you can. Even if you can’t expel someone, just deprive him of some basic rights, such as the rights to vote, or own property. Also institute other discriminatory measures against them that makes their lives so miserable that they choose to leave on their own!
brenrod says
Why can’t you expel someone?
Banishment is the ultra humanitarian alternative to their deserved execution.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
As far as Europe goes, there’s the EHRC that seems to think that banishing anyone is akin to Nazism
brenrod says
If you drop them across the Lebanese or Syrian border they cant argue as they have no treaty with Israel plus they already have plo camps.
brenrod says
That doesn’t appear to be a problem for Muslim migrants in Europe.
dazzleme says
Rob -if they won’t send them to Antartica and have no mercy.
Fitna says
I approve any advance for “our team” but really this is still pretty pathetic in the grand scheme. They’re going to deport terrorists after they’ve killed, injured people and served some jail time?
What about executing terrorists and their supporters? Why not deal with this issue as a war rather than a law enforcement issue?
Why not ban the Arab parties and end the charade that they are good, loyal, pro-Israel citizens when they prove over and over again they are the enemy in Israel, working non-violently to undermine and destroy from within?
They cheer over these baby steps, while their enemy celebrates in unison over the murder of innocent Israeli men, women and children.
If you want to defeat your foes, you take off the gloves and be just as barbaric, cunning and ruthless as they are.
Ofc the trouble is the same across free nations….and I get that we don’t want to descend into an authoritarian fascist state ourselves, but we still obviously haven’t grasped the true evil nature of our enemy and until we do, they’ll continue to have the upper hand.
James Lincoln says
Fitna,
Terrorists should be treated as enemy combatants.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Fully agree w/ you. Of course, the US has mucked this up, but other countries such as Burma and Sri Lanka have found ways to make their lives miserable. That is something that should be seriously looked at
brenrod says
I think those terrorists should first be tortured in order to extract life saving information and then executed. I believe that those who finance and aid them should be executed or banished. Those terrorists who intentionally murder children have no rights other than in the minds of pathetic masochists.
Fr. Ismael Jose Miguel ComesMayora says
it is perfect justice, it is very good. I am very glad.
Fr. Ismael Jose.
Raghu says
The correct way to teach the Lslamic terrorists. Hope UNHRC will pass resolution directing all nations to pass law that Isreal passed.
brenrod says
Won’t happen. The UNHRC is an anti semitic org.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
The OIC is the largest bloc within the UN – some 50 countries. Which is why it’s impossible for that organization to discipline anyone from that bloc
OLD GUY says
Every western society should strip muslim/islamic terrorists of their citizenship and deport them back to their home country. And if they are worried about retribution from their loving islamic country “not my problem” as George would say, they had the chance but couldn’t live under are laws. Or they came into our country as a migration invader to begin with.
SJ says
I think every western nation should do the same. Kick out and take citizenship away from these terrorists. In addition, their families should be looked at as well to make sure they aren’t involved. I think it’s a complete disgrace that Biden, when he first took office – on public television, stated while pointing at the IslamoNazis “I’m going to put you in high levels of the government.” I’m outraged and so much more that the Jewish groups (they’re effed up and invaded by idiots), do not do anything. If I could, I’d sue the Biden Administration for creating and allowing the country to spiral into wild Jew hate. I subscribe to the State Department emails. Palestinians kill a bunch of Jews outside a synagogue, just a standard statement put out. Israel is going to build more homes for Jews in “the occupied West Bank” and Ned Price has a seizure! I am constantly shocked at what idiots the Western governments are. They do not seem to have read history, nor do they see the dead and destruction carried out by the religion of pieces- even though it occurs daily throughout the world. Also, the caught the guy that shot 2 Jews on two different days coming out of a synagogue right here in the US. Of course, no name and no photo! Also, did they ever find the missing Islamic terrorist ‘Beatle’ that we got from the UK? I haven’t heard a word and I’ve been looking. Anyone? Last I heard is that he wasn’t listed IN ANY JAIL. So…where is he? Anyone? This president and this administration is the most corrupt, disgusting slime balls, and to allow Islam into this nation is criminal! We need to make changes to throw them all out! This country is a Judeo-Christian nation. There is NO reason to have them here. None!
Scotsman48 says
Silly Old Joe sends the PA and his good buddy Abass a few million Bucks while actual Military Vets sleep in a bloody Tent on the Sidewalks across America…
WTF am I missing here?.
Shalom.