The Syrians Must Know They Will Be Punished

Newspaper: Jewish Herald
posted on:
8 In dec 1964
subjects:
Underground - British Mandate. Individuals - Dov Yosef. Security - Fundamentals of Israeli Security, POW / MIA issue, Reprisal Actions, Self-Defense. Knesset , States - Soviet Union (Russia), Syria. Foreign Policy - UN
After the revelation that Israelis were tortured in Syria, Begin calls on the government to respond with a bill promising to bring the torturers to justice. He begins with a history of torture in ancient Greece and Rome and the Catholic Church, then moves on to the present circumstances to call for the Knesset to stand firm in support of the captured Israelis.