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nradov • yesterday at 2:50 PM • 4 replies • view on HN

One factor is that Israel generally refuses to extradite their citizens who are accused of crimes in foreign countries. So they effectively operate with a certain level of legal immunity.


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tyromaniac • yesterday at 5:41 PM

I was only really aware of the many high profile cases of sex offenders exploiting this, I never thought of the cybercrime angle.

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miohtama • yesterday at 6:37 PM

If there is no punishment for shooting school kids with a sniper rifle, there isn't going to be punishment for any lesser evils.

sudosysgen • yesterday at 3:14 PM

Yes, in general Israeli intelligence and hacking groups tend to enjoy far fewer consequences when they screw up than their Western counterparts, which then allow them to be far more aggressive.

sleepybrett • yesterday at 8:21 PM

hell and america will send israeli's that commit horrible crimes in us territory back to israel before anyone can actually consider prosecuting them.