If we punished as the PA does

In “Israeli impunity” (November 1), Gershon Baskin opines that in many cases of mistakes or actual wrongdoing, Israeli soldiers receive relatively light punishments.

Perhaps Israel should employ the PA approach to “punishment.” Instead of investigating and prosecuting, we should give convicted offenders a prize: Reward them (and their families) with huge long-term monthly salaries and name streets and schools after them. Why investigate every complaint or shooting, as opposed to the carte blanche and financial incentives given to Palestinians to kill Jews?

There are mitigating circumstances when light sentences are given to soldiers, but as we are all aware, there will always be hostile accusations/narratives, such as, “Jews are killing children and taking their organs” or “Jews are getting away with murder.”

Baskin is not an objective writer and his views must be understood as such: “Israelis bad, Palestinians good!” FREYA BINENFELD

Petah Tikva

Saying that IDF soldiers killed 290 Palestinians in 2018, Baskin neglects to mention that this was almost always the reaction to stabbings, attempted stabbings, car rammings, stone throwing, rioting and illegal entry of Israel. What a one-sided approach!

What punishments did the PA authorize for their criminal acts? Please provide statistics on how many Palestinians have been convicted and jailed by the PA for attacking Israelis. Doesn’t Baskin know about the rewards provided to the killers of Jews? Why isn’t this mentioned in his article?

In what school of journalism are one-sided articles acceptable without evidence and context for statistics? Discredited reports are quoted as facts in the article, rendering them worthless.

If one truly wants to “encounter peace,” honesty and an even-handed approach are preconditions for discourse.

KAREN PISK Netanya