An eye for an eye, does our Chief Justice also support the death penalty?

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OPINION: Mogoeng Mogoeng has proven to be a fine Chief Justice thus far, and on many fronts fears that his religious posture would pollute the sanctity of his role as Chief Justice did not materialize, till now, writes OHeerden. mogoengmogoeng

For it is the Bible in the Old Testament that instructs all God-fearing Christians that you must exact an eye for an eye, meaning, if you kill, be killed.

Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng 'accepts' he is bound by policy, but that he is entitled to criticize the Republic of South Africa’s policy towards the Holy State of Israel. Let's hope he makes a credible effort to recover some credibility from this mess. He has proven to be a fine Chief Justice thus far, and on many fronts fears that his religious posture would pollute the sanctity of his role as Chief Justice did not materialize, till now.

In any event, what does it matter that we collectively make such a brouhaha here in South Africa, defend Palestine and attempt to condemn the actions of Israel, it matters not because the rest of the world doesn’t care about what happens to the Palestinian people. The EU doesn’t care and hence they will do very little, if anything, to stop the killings in West Bank and Gaza - to mention only two affected areas.

He continues to ask “Is there any country that can live by the sword, show me any country or empire that have accomplish this in history? Believing that in the 21 st century you can defy international law, in such a way to also ignore the international institutions, and to rely only on the USA.” b. There has never been a situation where the occupation power, the occupier, presents itself as the victim, not only the victim but the only victim around.

Levy concludes that there are very clear universal values and laws and Israel values these international laws and for most Israelis, international law is very important but just not for Israel. Israel is a special case.

 

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