Bibi Addresses Palestinian Death Penalty

01-12-2011
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Last night, Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu met with the foreign press for his annual press conference. One of the reporters asked Netanyahu his reaction to a recent statement by some rabbis who said Jews should not rent apartments to Arabs.

He responded by saying he vigorously condemned the rabbis statement and said it was not government policy.

He then contrasted Israel's policy with the Palestinian Authority (PA) that's decreed the death penalty for those who sell land to Jews. The contrast is striking and one wonders how the world would respond if Israel established a similar decree for Jews selling land to Arabs.

Here's Netanyahu's reply:

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