Sat, 07 Sep 2002

Deportation of terrorists

The practical meaning of yesterday's High Court decision is that security forces cannot automatically deport a terrorist's relatives. They must first prove to a court that a candidate for deportation has had a part in terrorism. ... The High Court spoke in a clear voice. It said that even in the trying period of a war against terror waged against "human bombs," the State of Israel will continue to uphold normative restrictions, limits which are the price of democracy, a steep price which is worth paying.

--The Haretz, Tel Aviv, Israel