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At last, a ruling

March 02, 2011 18:06

The Israeli Supreme Court, a beacon of light, has ruled that profiling of Arabs is wrong.

Attorney Auni Bana, representing petitioner Union for Civil Rights, hailed the court's criticism of the matter.

"After the prosecution's repeated attempts to create a smoke screen and draw the debate into irrelevant corners, finally, in this third session on the petition, we have reached the most significant issue: is it permissible to declare, in such a sweeping fashion, that a minority group of Israeli citizens is a security risk?" said Bana.

Co-defense attorney Dan Yakir concurred, adding that Israeli authorities have within their means multiple methods for conducting security checks. "A democratic state cannot accept the degradation of 20% of its citizens," said Yakir, who serves as the legal consultant for the Union for Civil Rights.

March 02, 2011 18:06

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