The State Prosecution has responded to the suit by the widow of Fatah Secretary Tabet Tabet - a Palestinian terrorist leader who was killed six weeks ago as part of the IDF policy of \"liquidation\" of terrorist leaders. His widow said that the policy is illegal, and the State claimed that the international laws of war permit striking against those who are identified positively as acting militarily against civilian targets.
\"This is in keeping both with international war law, and with the principle of freedom of self-defense,\" was written in the State\'s defense papers. The State claimed that Tabet\'s petition should be rejected, among other reasons because it is akin to a resident of the Palestinian Authority who lives in a neighborhood from where shooting is directed at a Jewish town, who sues in court to prevent the IDF from returning fire.
\"This is in keeping both with international war law, and with the principle of freedom of self-defense,\" was written in the State\'s defense papers. The State claimed that Tabet\'s petition should be rejected, among other reasons because it is akin to a resident of the Palestinian Authority who lives in a neighborhood from where shooting is directed at a Jewish town, who sues in court to prevent the IDF from returning fire.