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Last update - 22:10 10/03/2008
Knesset speaker calls for demolition of Jerusalem yeshiva terrorist's home
By Shahar Ilan, Haaretz Correspondent
Tags: Dalia Itzik, terror attack 

Knesset Speaker Dalia Itzik on Monday asked Attorney General Menachem Mazuz to order the demolition of the mourner's tent set up by the family of the terrorist that killed 8 yeshiva boys last week, as well as the demolition of his family's home.

On Thursday, Ala Abu Dhaim walked into the Mercaz Harav yeshiva in Jerusalem and began firing. Eight students were killed and nine others were wounded in the attack. The gunman was also killed.

According to Itzik, who is currently serving as acting president while Shimon Peres is visiting France, she spoke to Mazuz and said "I know they won't try to stop it. It is not a legal question."
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Itzik spoke while touring the Mercaz Harav yeshiva Monday evening. The head of the yeshiva Rabbi Yaakov Shapira said "we must destroy the mourner's tent. This isn't normal. In any other place they would destroy it." Itzik replied "it is not a legal question at all. We must demolish the tent and the house."

Earlier Monday, Itzik spoke before the Knesset and said "We mustn't politicize the mourning."

"Out national unity has been put to the test and we mustn't fail it. This is not the time for partisanship, this is not the time to fight or make accusations," she concluded her speech, in which she called for the establishment of a national unity government.

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      1.   Sippenhaft("kin liability") was last praticed in Germany by Nazis 22:12  |  Roni 10/03/08
      2.   Mazuz&Lefties would rather sacrifice lives of their children than 22:13  |  Absolute Sweden 10/03/08
      3.   Israel must act in accordance with the rule of law 22:24  |  Fairplay 10/03/08
      4.   Roni - a big so what? 22:31  |  Leroy 10/03/08
      5.   roni--on second thought you are right..but 22:33  |  Leroy 10/03/08
      6.   Abu Dhaim home 22:33  |  Clickfool 10/03/08
      7.   revenge and human nature 22:41  |  davidk 10/03/08
      8.   #1 Roni 22:43  |  lawyer 10/03/08
      9.   #4 Leroy and barbaric retribution 22:52  |  hala 10/03/08
      10.   Go Dalia!! Go Girl!! 22:57  |  Jewish State 10/03/08
      11.   They still mourne at Goldstein`s shrine too 22:59  |  Observer 10/03/08
      12.   Israeli politicians should go see a psychiatrist 23:02  |  Sarah 10/03/08
      13.   Demolition of his family`s home 23:16  |  Oren 10/03/08
      14.   Sweet Revenge 23:16  |  Daniel Donaly 10/03/08
      15.   She keeps this up , she could make me write bad checks for her 23:37  |  David 10/03/08
      16.   One has to wonder 23:54  |  Colin Wright 10/03/08
      17.   unbelieveable 23:54  |  psi 10/03/08
      18.   Housing demolitions are undemocratic and punish innocent people 00:10  |  Umm Einav 11/03/08
      19.   Revenge and "Theorie vom normativen Taetertyp" 00:11  |  Fritz T. 11/03/08
      20.   Colin Wright who helped Steve Kazmirczak family to erect mourning 00:12  |  Absolute Sweden 11/03/08
      21.   # 7 davidk on revenge 00:32  |  hala 11/03/08
      22.   # 5 leroy 00:38  |  Axel 11/03/08
      23.   # 16 colin 00:46  |  Axel 11/03/08
      24.   Rule of Law Should Prevail 00:49  |  JEFFREY BLUSTEIN 11/03/08
      25.   sell the place or demolish it give the money to victims 01:12  |  zionist forever 11/03/08
      26.   5 01:16  |  zionist forever 11/03/08
      27.   Move the family to the desert 01:19  |  Rav Harley 11/03/08
      28.   Lets set up a fund to rebuild house & sue Israel 01:31  |  Harold 11/03/08
      29.   13 01:31  |  zionist forever 11/03/08
      30.   18 01:37  |  zionist forever 11/03/08
      31.   collective punishment 01:46  |  dan 11/03/08
      32.   Why stop at that? 01:50  |  Johnboy 11/03/08
      33.   to #6 Clickfool 01:50  |  leo 11/03/08
      34.   This woman is a monster! And the rabbis are purveyors of hatred! 01:51  |  lakshmi 11/03/08
      35.   Demolition of house 01:52  |  Ilya 11/03/08
      36.   16 Colin Wright do read the excellent articles by the Palestinian 01:58  |  lakshmi 11/03/08
      37.   ugly witch, how bout wrecking those killin130? 02:08  |  israel exposed 11/03/08
      38.   Fair is Fair 02:09  |  pal 11/03/08
      39.   never judge a book by it,s cover 02:18  |  Labhras 11/03/08
      40.   Ilya # 25 02:38  |  dan 11/03/08
      41.   #22;Johnboy or maybe the Arabs 03:24  |  Doc Holliday 11/03/08
      42.   Lakshmi- you are condoning the murder of children by your words 03:25  |  Dr. Dizzle 11/03/08
      43.   All hope is truly lost :( 03:29  |  Dr. Dizzle 11/03/08
      44.   DEMOLISH IT 03:30  |  judith 11/03/08
      45.   The Solution 03:46  |  MR 11/03/08
      46.   not revenge. It is a detterant. 03:48  |  Tal 11/03/08
      47.   #1 It`s not kin liability, the *family* put up Hamas flags 03:50  |  Gili 11/03/08
      48.   Dan #36 03:58  |  Ilya 11/03/08
      49.   "Housing demolitions are undemocratic and punish innocent people" 03:59  |  Tal 11/03/08
      50.   lakshmi - you are brainwashed to hate 04:20  |  Tal 11/03/08
      51.   Doc Holliday: Saint or Devil still occupation 04:33  |  pal 11/03/08
      52.   Dalia Itzik the avenger par excellance 04:34  |  dana 11/03/08
      53.   to ilya 04:44  |  dan 11/03/08
      54.   Tal 05:14  |  dan 11/03/08
      55.   Killing people is undemocratic and it punishes innocent people 05:54  |  2 Eyes For an Eye 11/03/08
      56.   #41 The Doc is always good for a laugh 06:41  |  Johnboy 11/03/08
      57.   #46 How`s it been working so far, Tal? 06:49  |  Johnboy 11/03/08
      58.   #48 Tal pontificates 06:59  |  Johnboy 11/03/08
      59.   There may yet be another ASSASSINATION..... 08:42  |  Dolly 11/03/08
      60.   Tal (46), death sentence isn´t a deterrent to murderers 09:30  |  Karl 11/03/08
      61.   Home Demolition 09:55  |  Joe Schmoe 11/03/08
      62.   Axel (Post No. 22) 10:16  |  Johnny Weintraub 11/03/08
      63.   #48 Ilya astounds! Where do zionists get these "arguments"??? 10:56  |  Johnboy 11/03/08
      64.   Anti-semites` reading comprehension is poor 11:10  |  nina 11/03/08
      65.   dalia itzik is right - demolish their home TODAY! 11:31  |  michelle 11/03/08
      66.   Is the house guilty? 12:00  |  ana 11/03/08
      67.   we are above the terrorists 12:11  |  Joseph Moses 11/03/08
      68.   labhras 12:22  |  danny 11/03/08
      69.   NO PAL HOMES IN ISRAEL PERIOD. 12:36  |  petra 11/03/08
      70.   acting president of Israel 13:41  |  Carol 11/03/08
      71.   Baruch Goldstein - just wondering 13:43  |  Mike Friedman 11/03/08
      72.   Burrial 13:58  |  Sophia