you seem to have a very thoughtful response, knowledge of rabbinic judaism and at least a little hebrew. and yet, you respond as an "english person from london". i am a bit confused.

Israel has the obligation to bring them home,and if they have to be punished,to be at home. They commited a big mistake,but ,G'od forbid,anybody can,and they have the right to be home to face whatever is to them,but in Israel.

I wish the Thai government sends our dear foreign minister out of the door. These two dealers should be executed. I don't care about their suffering and their families. They made money by selling poison to kids. I knew some kids that took ecstasy, it fries your brain and you become childish and stupid for life. Let these two fry on the chair for their crimes.

These scum POISON our future. They should be thankful that their death is swift and painless - not like that of their victims and the victims' families! I am sick and tired to hear about criminals' rights! What about their victims' rights??? And to their families: you grew and educated a drug dealer - DEAL WITH IT! You married a drug dealer: DEAL WITH IT! Drug traffikers are murderers! Show no mercy to murderers!

If they are not released, we should cut diplomatic ties with Thailand and probably launch a rescue mission like the one of Entebe.

yes. bomb a sovereign country for trying and punishing foreigners who break their laws. israeli justice? oxymoronic to the last.

Although i do do not believe in capital punishment i do not understnad why on earth so many of you are of the opinion that Israel should do all in its power to bring them back to Israel to serve time? Israel does not need more lowlife scum rotting in its prisons, let them rot where they committed the crime! Livni should try digging her heels into people who contribute to our country such as Gilad Shalit - Go bring HIM home!

If they were arrested a year ago (and only just sentenced) and the wife of one of those arrested had a baby two months ago... whose baby did she just have? Does anyone REALLY expect us to feel sorry for these two pieces of scum who were "accidentally" carrying 23,000 Ecstasy tablets... Does Zippy Livni really have NOTHING better to do than even consider "intervening" in their case. NB I dont believe that they should be hanged, but they should definitely serve the time

any update on this story? are they still in Jail ? have they been killed?