Letter to Washington Times

Dear Editor,

In Karen Laub’s Palestinians Decry Israeli Court System [Mar. 28, 2007] - the country with the only real court system in the Middle East – Israel is taken to task by “Palestinians and human rights groups” for being “unfair” with “unduly harsh sentences.” In Gaza and the West Bank, meanwhile, Palestinians deemed guilty of collusion with Israel (no trial at all mind you) are executed and dragged through the streets by fellow Palestinians. Iraqi civilians are decapitated, Arab women are murdered in ‘honor’ killings, and Saudi Arabian thieves have their hands amputated, all without due process. Where are the so-called human rights groups when this occurs? Where is Karen Laub? Clearly vilifying and demonizing Israel while giving a free pass to a sea of Arab neighbors who are far worse.

Michael Berenhaus