Emma Graham-Harrison
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Netanyahu welcomed the end of, quote, a blood libel.
So this attempt to prosecute a very high profile, very well documented case of abuse was essentially attacked by the prime minister.
This new legislation for Palestinians in the West Bank in particular is immediately and personally terrifying.
This is a law that...
effectively has a mandatory death sentence.
And not just that, but you know, in military courts, which have at the moment, a 97% conviction rate.
And I think that in itself tells you something about the type of justice that's being dispensed there.
You know, there just aren't credible courts in the world that have that kind of conviction rate.
If you're following a process of real justice.
So, you know, 97% conviction rate.
If you're taken into one of those courts on a charge that carries a death penalty, there's a very, very high likelihood that you're going to be found guilty and executed within 90 days.
So, you know, I think it entrenches a racist system of double standards.
And Palestinians feel that the world is...
standing by as that happens.
Robber bullets were used against them during the interception.
Tasers were used.
They were held in stress positions.
The video is shocking in and of itself, but it's also what it says about the Israeli political spectrum at the moment.
Why is Israel so afraid of these small boats?
What's interesting is that Ben-Gavir is not concerned about what the rest of the world would think about this.