60 Years: Let my People Go

January 1, 2008 - 4:00 PM by

With the incoming year 2008 also comes Israel’s 60th birthday. We’ll be marking it here this Spring so come on over and help us celebrate, won’tcha?

In the interim, some of the locals who might be helping with celebrations are Israel’s prisoners, set to be released as part of a “60th Anniversary Pardon Sweep”.

No, not the hard core in-for-lifers.

MK Eli Yishai has presented an initiative to Israel’s parliament proposing that “petty criminals” be let off the hook for the 60th.

Who might benefit?

3,500 offenders who have committed acts of low level violence, haven’t paid fines or fees, have minor drug offences, didn’t pay taxes, or who are petty thieves.

The more the merrier, eh? What a great place to live if you’re a criminal! Yahoo!

Tags: • Category: Crime, Holidays, Israeliness 

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