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Outrage at West Bank honor killing

Kandahar

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"This is not an honor killing. I hope all of us will stop using this term. It has nothing to do with honor. It only has to do with taking the life of a human being," said Nabil Al-Ja'Abari, chairman of the Hebron University board of trustees.

"We call upon the Palestinian Authority to punish those who committed this crime with the maximum penalty possible -- which is the penalty of execution they deserve," said Hassan Khallaf, one of Ayah's fellow students.

This sentiment was reiterated by the masses who attended her funeral last week.
"The people want the execution of the killer," mourners chanted in the thousands.
Ayah's case has cast a bright light on the dark and one-time taboo subject of honor killings in Palestinian society, and it has stirred a public outcry for reform of laws that treat the crime as justifiable murder.

In the weeks since her body was found, the debate around Ayah's death has not subsided. Massive shows of support and public pressure led Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to issue a decree directing the judiciary to hand out the "utmost punishment" in honor-related attacks.

Disappearance, then discovery leads to 'honor killing' outrage - CNN.com

Honor killings are a big problem throughout the Levant. As tragic as this story is, it has helped to provoke public outrage. Hopefully it will lead to some long overdue reform in those societies, and lead authorities to crack down upon honor killings.
 
A sad story, their is no honor in killing your own flesh and blood.
 
Not just the Levant.

Yeah, they're a problem in many Muslim societies. But they're especially prevalent in the Levant. I'm glad to see that Mahmoud Abbas has pledged to crack down on them; hopefully other countries will do the same.
 
One good thing that has come from this is that apparently there was legislation ready to go into affect that anyone accused of "honor killing" could not be sentenced to more than six months in jail. Because of this case, Abbas has refused to approve it.

For the moment, anyway.
 
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This thread is about an internal Palestinian issue and has nothing to do with either Israel or the Israel/Palestine conflict. Thus I am inclined to leave it here in Polls rather than move it to the ME Forum as required by the forum rules.

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Moderator's Warning:
This thread is about an internal Palestinian issue and has nothing to do with either Israel or the Israel/Palestine conflict. Thus I am inclined to leave it here in Polls rather than move it to the ME Forum as required by the forum rules.

Be advised though, that any such linkage/derailment in a post here will result in a B/F/T Infraction + Thread Ban.

I thought I posted it in Breaking News?
 
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