According to this Times of Israel article, Israel has not yet given the bodies of the Har Nof terrorists to their families for burial. Israel is deciding what to do - perhaps not give over the bodies at all, as punitive punishment for the terrorist attack. The families of the terrorists are demanding the bodies, saying that Israel can punish in other ways, even destroying their houses, but they must have the bodies for burial, rather than the Israeli government burying them.
What do you think should be done with the bodies?
In my opinion, I think they should definitely not be given back for burial in a way that will give them a hero's burial. Meaning, even if the bodies are returned, it must e with restrictions, as has been done in the past as to how many can attend the funeral, when the funeral can take place, and maybe even where they can be buried.
I would also even be in favor of not returning the bodies, against the families wishes, and having them buried or destroyed in an unknown location.
I also think that perhaps while Interior Minister Gilad Erdan made a good move revoking the citizenship of that Eastern Jerusalem resident who had been involved in the Dolphinarium attack, it wasn't quite enough. Doing this so long after the attack does not really effect much deterrence. True, he was not Minister of Interior until now, and maybe now such measures will be taken quicker, I still think it is not enough.
What might be better is to revoke citizenship or resident status of the terrorists, and their families. And maybe even of the entire neighborhood or village they live in.
Another option would be to do what Yitzchak Rabin did once - Rabin, in 1993, banished 400 Palestinians to Lebanon. We could do something like that. Terorists, their families, maybe their communities, could be banished from Israel. Maybe not even to Lebanon, or Canada, but even to Palestine Authority territory, like Ramallah or Nablus. If they support them against Israel, they can go live there.
What would be an adequate punishment that would effect deterrence?
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