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Originally posted by evil_bastard Hitler did use "security concerns" to justify some of his actions, for example "liberating" Germans living in Austria or the Sudetenland. He also singled out a particular race of people for the problems in his country, and collective punished them. I accept that it was an exaggeration to compare the two, but I am concerned that this may only be the beginning. If the Israeli Parliament can enforce such racism without hassle, then they may not hesitate to be more controversial in the future and the severity of this could escalate. This might not be the harshest law in the world but it could be the start of worse things to come. The severity of this law might not be outrageous but the nature of it is, and it's symbolic of the Israeli govt's attitude towards the crisis.

True, however, I think we can both agree that we don't need to put quotes around security concerns when we're referring to Israel. In that case there ARE security concerns with respect to the issue at hand. However, I agree that they are treading on a slippery slope. As much as it pisses me off when a case gets thrown out of court because a cop fucked up a search or didn't read a person their rights, I'm somewhat reassured that those cases get thrown out of court.

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