Palestinians Arrested - One Jailed - For Eating On Ramadan

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Palestinians arrested - one jailed - for eating on Ramadan Aug 05, 2012
So much for freedom of religion:
The Palestinian Authority arrested six men across the West Bank this week for publicly breaking the fast of Ramadan, news watchdog Palestinian Media Watch reported Wednesday.

The official Palestinian daily Al-Hayat Al-Jadidah reported earlier this week that five Palestinian men were arrested in the city of Nablus for “desecrating the holiness of the month of Ramadan” by eating in public during the day. A sixth man was reportedly arrested the following day in the city of Jericho for the same offense.

Fasting from sunrise to sunset during the lunar month of Ramadan is one of five tenets of Islam.

Breaking the fast is prohibited in many Arab and Muslim countries, with legal penalties varying from fines to short prison terms. According to article 274 of the Palestinian penal code, citizens who violate Ramadan by eating or smoking in public risk up to one month in prison or a fine of 15 Jordanian dinars ($21).

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Sheikh Yusuf Ida’is, chairman of the Supreme Court for Shariah Law, told Palestinian TV on July 22 that Ramadan offenders should be jailed until the end of Ramadan as a warning to others.

“I call upon others to be considerate of Muslims’ feelings,” Ida’is added, asking non-Muslim Palestinians to refrain from eating in public as well.


http://www.timesofisrael.com/palestinia ... n-ramadan/

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Re: Palestinians Arrested - One Jailed - For Eating On Ramad Aug 06, 2012
Maybe the power to resist is as weak as not responding to the alleged trolls by some on here?
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