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MK Eldad: Anyone ceding Israeli territory should be sentenced to death
By Shahar Ilan, Haaretz Correspondent
Tags: Ehud Olmert, Israel, Syria 

MK Arieh Eldad (National Union-National Religious Party) said Monday that "anyone who gives away Israeli territory, under Israel's law, deserves the death penalty."

Eldad spoke after Israel and Syria announced last week that Jerusalem and Damascus had renewed indirect peace talks via Turkey, which sparked speculations that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert promised Syria an Israeli pullout from the Golan Heights in the run-up to the announcement.

Eldad, speaking at the first meeting of the Golan Lobby at the Knesset Monday, quoted the chapter of the penal code applying to treason, saying "he who purposefully causes any territory to cease being under Israel's sovereignty or to be under the sovereignty of a foreign country, or any act that results in this, must be sentenced to death or life imprisonment."
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Eldad went on to say that the Golan Heights, which Israel captured from Syria during the 1967 Six-Day War, was a part of Israel, and anyone who intends to give any part of it away must be put to death.

Fellow National Union-National Religious Party member MK Effie Eitam responded to Eldad's comments, saying that the remark could be interpreted as incitement to act against the prime minister. Eldad explained that he intended only to act within the confines of the justice system.

Acting coalition leader MK Yoel Hasson said in response that Eldad is a provocateur of the basest variety, and that he had turned into an unacceptable person.

Meretz MK Ran Cohen submitted an official incitement complaint against Eldad to Attorney General Menachem Mzuz. According to Cohen, Eldad's remarks were reminiscent of the days leading up to the assassination of prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, which must never again be heard.

The Prime Minister's Bureau issued an official response, saying "the man and the remark are not worthy of a response."
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  1.   Bravo MK Eldad 19:36  |  JP 26/05/08
  2.   Anyone ceding Israeli territory should be sentenced to death 19:43  |  Ralph 26/05/08
  3.   How is this speech of Eldad better than Ben Laden speeches? 19:44  |  Aounist 26/05/08
  4.   Ceding Israeli Territory 19:56  |  Igor 26/05/08
  5.   MILLIONS OF JEWISH LIVES ENDANGERED GOV. POLICY. MORE RISK? 20:14  |  John 26/05/08
  6.   Olmert Should be tried for treason Anyway 20:16  |  Dish It Out 26/05/08
  7.   Since Golan is officially a part of Israel... 20:29  |  trumpeldor 26/05/08
  8.   1000% right,in any other normal country olmert would be hanging 20:36  |  chaim schonbrun 26/05/08
  9.   No worries there then..... 20:36  |  Palestinian Brit 26/05/08
  10.   Welcome MK Eldad 20:45  |  Natallie Durson 26/05/08
  11.   THOU SAYEST IT 20:46  |  Barry S. Roffman 26/05/08
  12.   Eldad is 100% right 20:48  |  mark 26/05/08
  13.   to aunist, why its better? 20:50  |  JP 26/05/08
  14.   arieh eldad is a good jew and an excellent citizen 21:01  |  yair 26/05/08
  15.   Eldad for PM 21:10  |  JP 26/05/08
  16.   u killed Rabin 21:10  |  Ivan 26/05/08
  17.   It couldn`t happen sooner 21:10  |  Paul 26/05/08
  18.   Yet another ignorant remark by a right wing degenerate 21:22  |  Northern 26/05/08
  19.   Eldad should be thrown in prison 21:23  |  Moshe Z. Matitya 26/05/08
  20.   JP and related comments 21:40  |  seth 26/05/08
  21.   THE LAW is the law....isn`t it???? 21:45  |  Jeff 26/05/08
  22.   By the letter of the law perhaps true 21:48  |  Ilan 26/05/08
  23.   Incitement to murder 21:53  |  Big Sooz 26/05/08
  24.   # 8 chaim 21:55  |  Axel 26/05/08
  25.   MK Eldad: Anyone ceding Israeli territory should be sentenced to 21:57  |  martin list, m.d. 26/05/08
  26.   This is the reason Israel will never get peace 21:59  |  Wendy 26/05/08
  27.   Eldad should be indicted for incitement to murder 22:09  |  Esther 26/05/08
  28.   Re Natallie #10 22:25  |  Esther 26/05/08
  29.   eldad 22:30  |  motty 26/05/08
  30.   No 22:36  |  Yosemite 26/05/08
  31.   to AXEL #8 22:44  |  chaim schonbrun 26/05/08
  32.   Left-wing appeasers versus right-wing bullies 23:10  |  Sam 26/05/08
  33.   #25 wendy better stick to burgers in a bun ! 23:19  |  victor hardman 26/05/08
  34.   Eldad 23:22  |  mikeber 26/05/08
  35.   I wonder when Israel`s civil war will break out... 23:25  |  BBSNews 26/05/08
  36.   How about "Peace for Peace", Wendy? 23:37  |  Not a Dhimmi 26/05/08
  37.   to #3 23:43  |  Benny 26/05/08
  38.   ceding Israeli territoy 23:52  |  frank 26/05/08
  39.   ESTHER #27 23:56  |  Alon -Chiloni 26/05/08
  40.   Why condemn Eldad, when it is the law. 00:08  |  fred 27/05/08
  41.   Israeli Democracy at Work 00:08  |  Steve 27/05/08
  42.   Respect 00:10  |  Igor 27/05/08
  43.   ceding israel territory 00:40  |  harold 27/05/08
  44.   Sam, you cannot change int`nl law by local referendum... 00:51  |  BBSNews 27/05/08
  45.   Israel on the brink of destruction 01:04  |  Harold 27/05/08
  46.   Eldad should be incarcerated ASAP 01:07  |  Alex 27/05/08
  47.   When it`s a criminal offense ... 01:13  |  Axel 27/05/08
  48.   BBSNews, you have your own demon to deal with 01:17  |  Shut up 27/05/08
  49.   Eldad`s statement is, indeed, asanine 01:17  |  Elihu 27/05/08
  50.   Israel is stuck with the West Bank and Gaza 01:34  |  Wendy 27/05/08
  51.   To 10# Natalie, you forgot Benizri 01:40  |  Northern 27/05/08
  52.   Incitement, insanity, and illegality, or: thanks #23 01:47  |  Ruth 27/05/08
  53.   Although the Golan is administered ... 02:05  |  Morris Valentine 27/05/08
  54.   In a normal country... 02:13  |  Boris 27/05/08
  55.   BBS (#35) 03:17  |  jjvanka 27/05/08
  56.   Poor Esther 04:04  |  Connie 27/05/08
  57.   Big Sooz 04:07  |  Connie 27/05/08
  58.   Normal Jews 04:18  |  Elisheva 27/05/08
  59.   Eldad a threat 04:21  |  Ed 27/05/08
  60.   A bit cold to suggest that, but then.... 04:28  |  wibism 27/05/08
  61.   the idiocy of the average MK 04:48  |  EGW 27/05/08
  62.   Another lunatic in Israeli politics that the 05:21  |  Che Vive 27/05/08
  63.   MK Eldad was merely & precisely quoting the Law ! 07:42  |  Zvi S. Tamari 27/05/08
  64.   Re Zvi #59 10:16  |  Esther 27/05/08
  65.   Eldad is a moron 10:19  |  Ofer Maimon 27/05/08
  66.   #7 Simply not true, trumpeldor. 10:32  |  Johnboy 27/05/08
  67.   Where this loony`s argument falls down..... 10:43  |  Johnboy 27/05/08
  68.   giving the golan heights to the syriens 11:05  |  g.a.stalman 27/05/08
  69.   Zvi (#63) 11:36  |  jjvanka 27/05/08
  70.   Mr. Eldad MK, Israeli Law, the Syrian Golan 12:49  |  Ricardo Kolbe 27/05/08
  71.   RABIN`S SHADOW 13:54  |  soggy liberal 27/05/08
  72.   Implication : Israel is a rogue state 14:38  |  Chris 27/05/08
  73.   Chris;then New mexico +texas do not belong to USA !