Retired Supreme Court justice: Disengagement is 'a crime and a folly'
Retired Supreme Court justice: Disengagement is 'a crime and a folly'
By Nadav Shragai, Nir Hasson and Roni Singer, Haaretz Correspondents
Retired Supreme Court justice Zvi Tal slammed Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's disengagement plan as a "crime" and a "folly" in comments he made Thursday.
"Uprooting a calm civilian population is an injustice and an act that should not be carried out under any circumstances. This move is not only a crime, but also a folly," he said during his visit to a tent pitched by students protesting against the disengagement across from the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem.
Tal also said "there is no value that can justify the uprooting, especially seeing the opposite party does not make any gestures in return. The word 'plan' is inappropriate to describe this move. Harsh decree is more appropriate." [..]
Posted by Ted Belman at May 19, 2005 11:28 AM
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Retired Supreme Court justice: Disengagement is 'a crime and a folly'
By Nadav Shragai, Nir Hasson and Roni Singer, Haaretz Correspondents
Retired Supreme Court justice Zvi Tal slammed Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's disengagement plan as a "crime" and a "folly" in comments he made Thursday.
"Uprooting a calm civilian population is an injustice and an act that should not be carried out under any circumstances. This move is not only a crime, but also a folly," he said during his visit to a tent pitched by students protesting against the disengagement across from the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem.
Tal also said "there is no value that can justify the uprooting, especially seeing the opposite party does not make any gestures in return. The word 'plan' is inappropriate to describe this move. Harsh decree is more appropriate." [..]
Posted by Ted Belman at May 19, 2005 11:28 AM