Palestinian prisoners swapped for Shalit (photo: Reuters)
American victims of Palestinian terror have called on U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to prosecute Palestinian terrorists who have killed or injured U.S. citizens. The terrorists in question were recently released from Israeli prisons in the swap deal which freed Israeli Soldier Gilad Shalit from Hamas captivity.
Under the 1991 US Anti-Terror Act, the United States can prosecute foreign nationals who perpetrate terrorism against American citizens, even if those acts are not carried out on US soil. However, for prosecution to proceed, the law requires the written certification of the American attorney-general that the offenses had been intended to “coerce, intimidate or retaliate against a government or civilian population.”
According to the Parents Forum for Justice (PFJ), a group of U.S. citizens and parents whose children were murdered or maimed by Palestinian terrorists in Israel, 83 U.S. citizens were killed while another 53 were injured by Palestinian terrorists from 1993-2006.
The 1,027 Palestinian terrorists released in exchange for Gilad Shalit, who was kidnapped in 2006 by Hamas, have been celebrated as heroes by the Palestinian people. Thanks to the U.S. Anti-Terror Act, some might also soon be defendants.
What do you think?
5:44 pm
?Israel?s Disproportionate Restraint.?Israel is gtiuly of anything it?s of disproportionate restraint.Israel has the right and obligation to defend its citizensThe brutal slaughter of a family of 5 in
8:29 pm
Gilad Shalit, who was kidnapped in 2006 by Hamas. Was he a Jewish Insurgent from the state of Navada? You put on the uniform your game
5:44 pm
It’s about time these crimes catch up to them. I really hope the government is very stern with them.
5:15 pm
Not sure I agree with prosecuting foreign terrorists by our justice system. Terrorism is an act of war, and should be dealt with as such. The governments that shelter terrorists that attack US citizens anywhere should be held liable to unilateral military action- in other words, you hit us, we hit back harder. Failure to turn over a terrorist immediately should have immediate consequences. When we get the individuals that carry out these attacks, if they are to be tried it should be by the US military as war criminals. This should remove all the legal wrangling, appeals and commutated sentences. It’s also cheaper, and I’m sure some of our troops need the target practice. Shalom.
5:05 pm
These terrorists sponsored by the Iraneans in Gaza and in Lebanon, I believe are going to cause the next war in the middleeast. I believe it is prophesied in Psalm 83. It names the participants, most are countries immediately around current Isralei borders.
This will probably set up conditions for the Ezekiel 38 war to come. My prayer is that the US will be completely supportive of Israel.