The names will appear on the internet and elsewhere, thus enabling those who might wish to file a legal appeal against the release of a specific terrorist to do so. The Terror Victims Association is suing not only for more advance notice, but also for the release of more details.
Atty. Ze'ev Dasberg, representing the TVA, explained to Arutz-7's Yosef Zalmanson: "If, for instance, they were to publicize the names on Thursday night, what could we possibly do in the next 48 hours with the courts closed Friday and Shabbat? It's simply not enough time."
Equally important to the TVA is the sparse amount of details the government plans to release. These will include only the terrorist's name, the court in which he was convicted, the clause on which he was convicted, and the length of his sentence. Atty. Dasberg says that this does not satisfy the requirements of the law guaranteeing the rights of the victim of a crime:
"Let's say someone was seriously handicapped as a result of a terrorist bombing. If the publicized list states that so-and-so was convicted of 'membership in a terrorist organization,' but does not specify that he had driven the terrorist to the site of his crime in a specific place on a specific date, how are the victims supposed to know that the reference is to 'their' attack? We demand that the names of the victims be publicized, as well as the circumstances of the attack."
Atty. Dasberg's mother Yehudit agrees. She, together with her husband, has been raising her two grandchildren since her daughter and son-in-law Efrat and Yaron Ungar were murdered by terrorists in June 1996. She explained to Arutz-7 some of her objections to the current government plan:
"Right now the government is not planning to release murderers - but what about victims who were 'only' wounded? What, their lives were not ruined? You can never know what traumas and permanent damage, even if not physical, remain from an attack."
Regarding the demand to release the names of the victims, Mrs. Dasberg, whose grandchildren Dvir and Yeshai are now 8 and 9 years old, said,
"It simply increases the chances that the victim will know that the terrorist who perpetrated or helped out in the attack is about to be released. A person might not recognize the name of the terrorist - but if the victim's own name is mentioned, then friends who hear will inform him, etc. It's also important to say the circumstances of the attack - such as 'roadside shooting near N'vei Tzuf' or 'the Kiryat Menachem bus bombing' and the like. This makes it easier to identify. It will even help the government ministers who have to approve the releases; after all, they don't know all the details of every single attack."
She expressed her opposition to the release of terrorists altogether, even those who are merely administrative detainees: "The terrorists simply want more soldiers with whom to build up their forces. After all, this hudna period is specifically a time-out so that they can regroup and strengthen themselves. Freeing Hamas and Islamic Jihad members will enable them to go right back and join the administrative structure and help out in the murder of more Jews."
Atty. Ze'ev Dasberg, representing the TVA, explained to Arutz-7's Yosef Zalmanson: "If, for instance, they were to publicize the names on Thursday night, what could we possibly do in the next 48 hours with the courts closed Friday and Shabbat? It's simply not enough time."
Equally important to the TVA is the sparse amount of details the government plans to release. These will include only the terrorist's name, the court in which he was convicted, the clause on which he was convicted, and the length of his sentence. Atty. Dasberg says that this does not satisfy the requirements of the law guaranteeing the rights of the victim of a crime:
"Let's say someone was seriously handicapped as a result of a terrorist bombing. If the publicized list states that so-and-so was convicted of 'membership in a terrorist organization,' but does not specify that he had driven the terrorist to the site of his crime in a specific place on a specific date, how are the victims supposed to know that the reference is to 'their' attack? We demand that the names of the victims be publicized, as well as the circumstances of the attack."
Atty. Dasberg's mother Yehudit agrees. She, together with her husband, has been raising her two grandchildren since her daughter and son-in-law Efrat and Yaron Ungar were murdered by terrorists in June 1996. She explained to Arutz-7 some of her objections to the current government plan:
"Right now the government is not planning to release murderers - but what about victims who were 'only' wounded? What, their lives were not ruined? You can never know what traumas and permanent damage, even if not physical, remain from an attack."
Regarding the demand to release the names of the victims, Mrs. Dasberg, whose grandchildren Dvir and Yeshai are now 8 and 9 years old, said,
"It simply increases the chances that the victim will know that the terrorist who perpetrated or helped out in the attack is about to be released. A person might not recognize the name of the terrorist - but if the victim's own name is mentioned, then friends who hear will inform him, etc. It's also important to say the circumstances of the attack - such as 'roadside shooting near N'vei Tzuf' or 'the Kiryat Menachem bus bombing' and the like. This makes it easier to identify. It will even help the government ministers who have to approve the releases; after all, they don't know all the details of every single attack."
She expressed her opposition to the release of terrorists altogether, even those who are merely administrative detainees: "The terrorists simply want more soldiers with whom to build up their forces. After all, this hudna period is specifically a time-out so that they can regroup and strengthen themselves. Freeing Hamas and Islamic Jihad members will enable them to go right back and join the administrative structure and help out in the murder of more Jews."