Israeli court jails man because he lied for sex

Now this is probably the most disturbing story I've read in a while (besides the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster). Seriously, who would want to live in a society where you can go to jail for lying to someone before you have consensual sex? Who is serving on the bench in Israel, an army of Pat Robertsons? Israel needs to get its religious zealots under control.

From the Jerusalem Post:

Court rules consensual sex between Jewish woman and Arab constitutes rape.

Jerusalem District Court ruled that consensual sex between a Jewish woman and an Arab posing as a Jew constituted rape.

On Monday, the court sentenced Sabbar Kashur, 30, an Arab from Jerusalem, to 18 months in prison as part of a plea bargain for rape by deception.

Kashur met a Jewish woman in downtown Jerusalem in 2008 and introduced himself as a Jewish bachelor seeking a serious relationship, the indictment said, according to media reports. The couple then went to a nearby building and had consensual sexual intercourse; Kashur then left.

The woman filed a complaint after realizing that Kashur was not Jewish.

The court ruled that the consent for sex was obtained under false pretenses.

"If she hadn't thought the accused was a Jewish bachelor interested in a serious romantic relationship, she would not have cooperated," the judges wrote.