Arab man found guilty of rape after consensual sex with a Jewish woman

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A Palestinian man has been convicted of rape after having consensual sex with a woman who had believed him to be a fellow Jew.

Sabbar Kashur, 30, was sentenced to 18 months in prison on Monday after the court ruled that he was guilty of rape by deception. According to the
complaint filed by the woman with the Jerusalem district court, the two
met in downtown Jerusalem in September 2008 where Kashur, an Arab from East Jerusalem, introduced himself as a Jewish bachelor seeking a
serious relationship. The two then had consensual sex in a nearby
building before Kashur left.

When she later found out that he was not Jewish but an Arab, she filed a criminal complaint for rape and indecent assault.

Although Kashur was initially charged with rape and indecent assault, this was changed to a charge of rape by deception as part of a plea bargain
arrangement.

Handing down the verdict, Tzvi Segal, one of three judges on the case, acknowledged that sex had been consensual but said that although not "a classical rape by force," the woman would not have consented if she had not believed Kashur was Jewish.

The sex therefore was obtained under false pretences, the judges said. "If she hadn't thought the accused was a Jewish bachelor interested in a
serious romantic relationship, she would not have cooperated," they added.The court ruled that Kashur should receive a jail term and rejected the option of a six-month community service order. He was said to be seeking to appeal.

Segal said: "The court is obliged to protect the public interest from sophisticated, smooth-tongued criminals who can deceive innocent victims at an unbearable price – the sanctity of their bodies and souls. When the very basis of trust between human beings drops, especially when the matters at hand are so intimate, sensitive and fateful, the court is required to stand firmly at the side of the victims – actual and potential – to protect their wellbeing. Otherwise, they will be used, manipulated and misled, while paying only a tolerable and symbolic price."

Question: what if he had been a Jewish guy but had been lying about wanting a serious relationship? What if he had been Jewish, but had had a wife and kids, or even another girlfriend? What if he had been Jewish but had been lying about any number of things that could have affected or destroyed their relationship, whether it was serious or just a fuckbuddy-type thing? Would she have still said he raped her?

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Gideon Levy, a liberal Israeli commentator, was quoted as saying: "I would like to raise only one question with the judge. What if this guy had been a Jew who pretended to be a Muslim and had sex with a Muslim woman?

"Would he have been convicted of rape? The answer is: of course not."

Hahahah, good joke Mal, I almost thought it was real! *clicks the link*

Well shit.

Remember how a few threads back there was a joke about what would be the ultimate wank-starting news thread?

This is dangerously close to some of the suggestions.

Jewish people behaving intolerantly. Irony is lost on the Israeli.

~Sad Trombone~

Some jackass on rage_free was argued that this case is just like when a women gets tricked into having sex with her husband's identical twin brother.

Malganis wrote:

Question: what if he had been a Jewish guy but had been lying about wanting a serious relationship? What if he had been Jewish, but had had a wife and kids, or even another girlfriend? What if he had been Jewish but had been lying about any number of things that could have affected or destroyed their relationship, whether it was serious or just a fuckbuddy-type thing? Would she have still said he raped her?

Considering Israel's doing the whole "war of extermination" thing, this doesn't surprise me much.

Not rape per se, but a douchebag thing to so

See, if he had been a good, observant Muslim, of the kind who would sooner shovel pig shit than sleep with a Jew, this would not have happened to him. [/imam]