22 July 2010

Arab man who posed as Jew convicted of 'rape'

As reported in the world press, an Arab from Jerusalem who had consensual sex with a woman who believed him to be Jewish, was convicted yesterday of rape by deception and sentenced to 18 months in prison by the Jerusalem District Court. The Jewish woman apparently was looking for a serious relationship with a Jewish bachelor, so she says. Some reports have stated that she only thought he was Jewish because he said his name was Daniel. Well honey, he could have been Christian too with a name like that. However, nothing says more than wanting a serious relationship than going off to a nearby building after meeting and having a quickie. Once the couple had 'got to know each other', Arab-cum-Jew Romeo (mind the pun) left the building without waiting for the woman to get dressed. When the woman found out that this love of her life was not a Jew but an Arab, she filed a complaint that resulted in charges of rape and indecent assault. What I would like to know is how did she find out he was an Arab?
In the verdict, deputy president of the Jerusalem district court Tzvi Segal, along with fellow judges Moshe Drori and Yoram Noam, wrote that although this wasn't "a classical rape by force," and the sex was consensual, the consent itself was obtained through deception and under false pretenses. "If she hadn't thought the accused was a Jewish bachelor interested in a serious romantic relationship, she would not have cooperated," the judges wrote. "The court is obliged to protect the public interest from sophisticated, smooth-tongued criminals who can deceive innocent victims at an unbearable price - the sanctity of their bodies and souls," Segal wrote. "When the very basis of trust between human beings drops, especially when the matters at hand are so intimate, sensitive and fateful, the court is required to stand firmly at the side of the victims ... otherwise, they will be used, manipulated and misled, while paying only a tolerable and symbolic price," he wrote.
So there.
All I can say is that the best comment I have seen in response to this case was by a guy called Freddy who said: Wow I can't go to Israel. I'll be in the slammer within a week! I've been Arab, Spanish, Italain, Irish, American and even French to get hook ups.

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