How Israel Should Deal with Raad Salah

As Britain does:

...he must adhere to strict conditions and his appeal to remain in the U.K. remains in question...Judge Nicholas Stadlen said that Salah would be granted bail on condition that he wear an electronic tag, observe a night-time curfew, report daily to immigration officials and stay at the home of a friend in London. The court added that they wanted to verify his London address before releasing him. The judge also banned Salah from "public speaking."

That, though, was not enough and was desribed so:

...a further blow...Salah, 52, who has been described in the House of Commons as 'virulently anti-Semitic', could be at large for months as the legal challenge makes its way through the courts...Strict conditions attached are understood to include a ban on public speaking. The Palestinian radical will also be fitted with an electronic tag and will have to comply with a 15-hour curfew between 6pm and 9am every night. He will also have to report to an immigration centre every day.

A Home Office spokesman said: 'We are very disappointed with the court's decision and will consider our options. We are still seeking to deport Salah.' Salah was invited to speak in Britain in late June by a group of left-wing Labour MPs.

Of course, some of us had praised the UK and wondered why Israel couldn't act similarly, like Moshe Arens for after all

...the conclusions of the Orr Commission that investigated the events of October 2000. According to the final report, Salah was guilty of "transmission of messages that negated the legitimacy of the existence of the State of Israel and presenting the state as an enemy ... he had a substantial contribution to provoking tempers and the violent and widespread outburst that took place in the Arab sector at the beginning of October 2000."

He has subsequently been convicted of raising funds for Hamas and of having had contact with an Iranian intelligence agent. In 2009 he accused Jews of using children's blood to bake bread, and in 2010 he joined Turkish terrorists on the Mavi Marmara ship.

 And Misha wonders

The watchdogs over Israel's democracy, the government, the Knesset, the High Court, seem to have fallen asleep while Ra'ad Salah continues with his nefarious activities inciting against the State of Israel - sowing seeds of dissent between Israel's Arab and Jewish citizens, providing support to Israel's enemies and attempting to undermine the very foundations of the state.

It is high time that our lawmakers put a stop to these dangerous activities. A democratic society must know how to defend itself.

We all wonder.

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