Burqua, West Bank — Muqdad Salah is a man in a hurry. He had just gotten out of prison after killing a man, Israel Tenenbaum, a survivor of the holocaust. Salah and Tenebaum's daughter have recently met up and had many questions ready for Salah. Things like, " Did my father suffer," or " Did he see you standing over him?" Salah, aside from feeling at ease that Tenebaum's daughter has found the courage to talk to him, wants to start a family but feels as though he doesn't have the freedom to do so. At his own wedding he had to check min with authority over certain periods of time. He wants to travel, to see the world, to have his own freedom but feels as though he can't have that with his record as a criminal.
Analysis: Although I do understand that because Salah has been in prison for a long period of time and feels as though he has paid his dues, he still needs to be watched. We don't know specific reasons as of why Salah killed Tenebaum, but we do know it had something to do with Salah wanting peace in the world. Which is actually very contradictory because Salah killed someone, but besides that whether you killed someone for a "good" reason it doesn't matter, he still murdered someone and should be tree acted as though he has. He should get no special treatment or freedom because he wasn't meaning any harm but world peace. He may have payed his dues, but he is still a criminal and has a record.
Analysis: Although I do understand that because Salah has been in prison for a long period of time and feels as though he has paid his dues, he still needs to be watched. We don't know specific reasons as of why Salah killed Tenebaum, but we do know it had something to do with Salah wanting peace in the world. Which is actually very contradictory because Salah killed someone, but besides that whether you killed someone for a "good" reason it doesn't matter, he still murdered someone and should be tree acted as though he has. He should get no special treatment or freedom because he wasn't meaning any harm but world peace. He may have payed his dues, but he is still a criminal and has a record.
Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/30/world/middleeast/remaking-a-life-after-years-in-an-israeli-prison.html
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