Mayhem will follow where there is a total disregard for the rule of law
THROUGHOUT the ages, mankind has realised the importance of regulating all aspects of their lives to ensure accountability and maintain world peace.
Imagine a society where brief intervals occur where the rule of law is disregarded with no enforcement of accountability. A blind eye is turned to this interval of lawlessness and life continues normally afterwards. What damage would such behaviour do to society?
An example of the above, is where a drug lord is allowed to operate his illegal business for a year, and then uses his drug money to buy property legally. Such practices will not only encourage illegal trade but will also make a mockery of the legitimate practices and businesses of law-abiding citizens.
Can you imagine an illegal business operating in our society where its application or trade will harm members of society and then its “profits” are laundered with the full approval of the law?
To make matters worse, once the money is absorbed into social projects, the funders insist on full compliance with the rule of law when involving other contributors. How twisted would that be? Wouldn’t such illegal trades lead to the decay of a society?
Do we not observe the above practices in Israel? Isn’t Israel the only country in the world where property is illegally acquired and developed with the approval of its government for its settler communities? The settlers then arm themselves to the teeth in an attempt to protect their homes built on this land and will not hesitate to kill the former landowners if the settlers are threatened.
Are the alleged illegal practices observed in Israel not reminiscent of “no normal sport in an abnormal society?” the slogan of the South African Council on Sport (Sacos), the sports wing of the anti-apartheid liberation movement. And the root cause of the conflict in Gaza that has plagued the Palestinians for the past 76 years?
You be the judge.
ADIEL ISMAIL Mountview