Talk:Daud Turki

not a political prisoner

Turki commanded an underground organization that spied against Israel on behalf of Syria and took steps to fight it in armed struggle, when the command comes. This is not political activity. דב ט. (talk) 22:33, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

Do you have any reliable sources confirming he spied for Syria? --Al Ameer son (talk) 22:36, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

I have sources in Hebrew, I can look for some in English. I don't think there's any doubt that he was charged and convicted for spying and commanding an armed underground chain. For all that I know, he didn't deny the charges and was proud of what he did (I understand you speak Arabic, maybe you can confirm this). So I don't think "political prisoner" is accurate. דב ט. (talk) 15:59, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

It would be much more preferred if you could find English language sources, using a foreign language source (which must be reliable) is a last resort. I speak Arabic, but I can't read or write (born n' raised and still living in the US). --Al Ameer son (talk) 05:24, 2 April 2009 (UTC)

I'll look for English sources. דב ט. (talk) 12:32, 5 April 2009 (UTC)

Daud Turki spent the first five years in prison fighting for recognition as political prisoner. He organized and participated in hunger strikes for this recognition. Israel recognized him as a security prisoner, not as a criminal. The goal of his group was the overthrow of Israel and not spying. It was an ideological political group. I can assure you that any defacing of this page by racist propagandists will upset hundreds of Israeli activists and scholars in Haifa and Tel-Aviv. There will be consequences if any form of racist appears on this page and presenting this man as a criminal and a spy is racist. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.222.199.252 (talk) 22:54, 3 April 2009 (UTC)

What consequences?

To the point: the sentence "Israel recognized him as a security prisoner, not as a criminal" is meaningless. He violated Israeli law, by making contact with Syrian agents and send his people to practice with firearms in Syria. He wasn't arrested for mere political activity (i.e. calling for a change of regime in Israel) but for underground activity aimed to destroy Israel with violent means, with the aid of its enemy Syria. דב ט. (talk) 12:32, 5 April 2009 (UTC)

Daud Turki was charged with treason according to the ISA site. treason is not political activity by any standard measure. I hope this puts this futile discussion above (including the non-good-faith threats against editors) to rest. 77.126.117.110 (talk) 15:54, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

I've corrected the preface to match. 77.126.117.110 (talk) 16:00, 7 May 2010 (UTC)