The Case of a Palestinian Accused of Raping a Child Proves the Strength, not the Weakness, of Israeli Democracy
Just like the case of Leo Frank—except that Frank was convicted and lynched, and Mahmoud Qatusa was exonerated.
August 2, 2019
At a refreshingly Christian memorial service, a secular Jew has some mixed feelings.
“Better to go to the house of mourning,” says the book of Ecclesiastes “than to go to a house of feasting.” Heeding this advice—even if not by design—Howard Jacobson has found himself going to quite a few funerals and memorial services of late. But a recent one led him to some thoughts about how Jews mourn their dead:
Just like the case of Leo Frank—except that Frank was convicted and lynched, and Mahmoud Qatusa was exonerated.
In his conspiratorial mindset, all roads lead to Israel.
And the media’s equally shameful refusal to hold them to account.
A double game.
At a refreshingly Christian memorial service, a secular Jew has some mixed feelings.
“Better to go to the house of mourning,” says the book of Ecclesiastes “than to go to a house of feasting.” Heeding this advice—even if not by design—Howard Jacobson has found himself going to quite a few funerals and memorial services of late. But a recent one led him to some thoughts about how Jews mourn their dead:
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