6 thoughts on “Shin Bet Blackmails Gay Palestinians Into Betrayal – Tikun Olam תיקון עולם إصلاح العالم
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  1. An intriguing ethical conundrum.

    Could you please reach out to an expert in the Laws of War who could confirm whether or not this is a war crime.

    Meanwhile, I will try and do the same at my end.

    1. @ Jay:

      An intriguing ethical conundrum.

      The Shin Bet blackmails a gay Palestinian and gets him murdered and you say this is an “ethical conundrum?” Why, because you’d prefer not to use such a distasteful term as “war crime?” Such distinction (ie is it or isn’t it?) may be intriguing to you. But they’re ghoulish to me. I’d guess if you had an LGBTQ child executed in similar circumstances you wouldn’t find it a conundrum at all. But a heinous crime.

      Could you please reach out to an expert…

      It’s not my job to do research for you. An excellent Haaretz journalist quoted from the International Court’s constitution. I quoted him. That’s good enough for me. If it’s not good enough for you, that’s your problem, not mine. Nor do I want to get into another long, boring disputation with you about whether it is or isn’t a war crime.

      1. [comment deleted: if you try to publish another comment after I’ve told you the subject is closed, I will moderate or ban you.]

  2. Today’s most formidable adversary is a terrorist splinter cell.

    Extraordinary means are required to deal with one, and sadly, Mr Khalil became a pawn in this zero-sum, 100 year old war.

    That said, Israel probably committed a war crime.
    That said Mr. Khalil could have refused to help SB and taken his lumps. Perhaps he could have alerted the social media platforms and mitigated damages.

    BTW, I believe the Lion’s Den is not armed combatant and protected by the Geneva Convention.

    1. @ Chad:

      Today’s most formidable adversary is a terrorist splinter cell.

      Really? The Lion’s Den with a few hundred (at most) militants and limited to a few West Bank villages, and a few weapons is more formidable than say, Iran or Hezbollah?

      Extraordinary means are required

      Extraordinary means are required to deal with a ragtag bunch of Palestinian militants. What, like nuking Jenin? F-35s firing missiles? Really? Or are you calling blackmailing a poor shlep and getting him executed an “extraordinary means.” Especially, when such tactics have been used literally thousands of times against Palestinians. Are all of those sick, gay or impecunious Palestinians the victim of “extraordinary means?”

      Mr. Khalil could have refused to help SB and taken his lumps.

      The extraordinary chutzpah of a hasbarist suggesting to a Palestinian what he could, should or might have done. I’m going to perform a magic act and turn you into a gay Palestinian. You’re going to face complete public and private ostracism in the only community you’ve ever known? Violating a grave social taboo? You’d “take your lumps?” You think what I described above are merely “lumps?”

      He should or could have “mitigated the damage?” How? By declaring on Facebook that he is gay and refused a Shin Bet attempt to blackmail him? How would that “mitigate the damage?”

      I believe the Lion’s Den is not armed combatant and protected by the Geneva Convention.

      If that’s the case, then you accept the right of armed resistance to occupation. Or have you carved out an exception?

  3. Chad Fisher: “Taken his lumps” is a sure giveaway that you are not facing this man’s predicament. Death was “his lumps.”

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