Everyone is happy Shalit is home,no question about that. I want to ask Miki and YNet readers what is Israeli justice? 1027 people committed heinous crimes including murder. They were ushered through the judicial system with due process and were serving their sentences. Gilad is kidnapped.and the tango begins. It ends with two crimes being rewarded with freedom. Now the arabs can continue their murders knowing if they capture ONE Israeli at least 1000 of their CONVICTED will go free. What if a high profile Israeli is kidnapped? How many arabs will be freed to continue their open genocide of Jews? I don't call that social justice at all! It is enabling crimes with crimes! That is not justice.

in N. Ireland. The whole thinking world admires Israel today and make no mistake the PA and Hamas admire Israel for it too; and they have openly said so. Neither would do it, but would sacrifice their martyrs instead. In case you don't know what the UKs shoot to kill policy was in N. Ireland it meant "take no high value prisoners". High value prisoners were found with up to a dozen bullets in them. Would you like to see Israel adopt this policy?

You are so very wrong, little boy! By the time Israel is finished with you and your ilk, you will all be fleeing back to the deserts where you all should be. Not one of you are fit to live amongst humanity. Don't you recognize the animalistic ways in your arab brothers and sisters. Try and remember Ibi, life is short but death is FOREVER, even after your life has passed away.

Your beloved son LIVES. Not on this cursed Planet, but in a good and much better place than we could ever imagine. You will be with him again. All the naysayers against you here, will never see that blessed life. Their lives is already meaningless and lost.

Judas, I thought you are a Jew also, as is Jesus. As to envy, if you are now a Brit, you have plenty of your own problems, so I suggest you concentrate on Londonistan and other parts of England that will soon be Muslim. Good luck, you will need it.

Thats not true the Palestinians are very happy the more the merrier

Dear Mrs Golwasser, Thank you for the wonderful article. May God bless you and all the mothers like you. Abou Yosef, Egypt

anyone who negates the history of another people and claims the only way to see their human rights is by ethnically cleansing another race has no real cause. Only selfish egotism with the likes that would make Hitler proud. Too bad it's actually supported by the Koran which honors and justifies such crimes against humanity.

and we'll keep Jerusalem and our dear children. Seems fair to me.

I'm also anxious because of the release of murderers. But I agree with Miki Goldwasser, our soldiers are not leaved away and the State of Israel care about his sons. And that is what is important. Nobody said that the war ended. חג שמח

Welcome home Gilad!

realy i feel your emotions . you want to say that your son and shalit do their job to israil and israil do their job to them but i feel your sadness . . as a mother who lost the son . i hope that you will have a strong beliefe that your son did his job and he died becouse it was his age israil or arab is not the cause . but evry one must have hope in peace . believe me i wascrying in this morning it is not from sadness or happiness but it is from renewing hope for peace ..i want to tell you something about the fear or the jelouse or whatever you call it about the palastinians .. if it is fear you will not find the 10 thousands in the prison and if it is jelouse you will not find these 10 thousands in prison .. madam it is the feeling of the right to live free outside or inside the prison .it is the home love

You are a clever and brave woman Miki Goldwasser. We are many feeling like you....

I agree with all my heart. Miki as a mother supported other mothers despite the horrible pain of losing a son and, having a son in the same age as Gilad, I very much admire her for what she said today and in recent days.

As # 46 says: "They got the dregs of humanity, we got a bar of gold". Thats to our mind. So we "won". However to their mind they got 1027 bars of gold ( if you are brought up to believe killing Jews, G-D forbid, is a holy mission) and to their mind we got the dreg. So Miki is right in OUR worldview and wrong in THEIR wordview.

We can't do anything? Nada? Cool. Then we'll just stop making prisoners. Let's kill the lot of them when aprehended.

the exchange rate to be used to define "proportionate-disproportionate response" limits. And even if you did not, then Israel and the rest of the World did. Besides, why are you only counting 1027? Wouldn't you want to add to it few hundreds more, which were exacted for Gilat's life in the last 5 years? Hamas's victory indeed. Looks like you end up a loser even when you "win".

hi i.m not jewish and i want to say that i,m proud to be on the israeli side after todays events. it is now clear for the world to see, life vs dead. the article of this brave mother makes one speechless only i fear there are also way too much hate/ islam indoctrinated arabs who will not envy israel but will only see this as weakness. anyway g,d of israel sees all and all terrorists will eventually get their rightfull punishment. more important He will eventually rehabiltate the victims and reunite them with all their loved ones. btw the way the msm reports on all this makes one want to throw up. or imigrate to israel. all the best for israel from holland. please remain strong and courageous and united. by

Israel always remembers its soldiers. this was proven once again ! There is no shortage of Islamists that wish to kill Israelis- whats another 1000 furthermore, Israel can get them any time ! God Bless Israel

lets see if Israel will have the moral courage and amass another 1000 terrorist from Gaza---to be ready for the next round of negotiations, and make up for the current loss.

So what would you have our Government do if a British Soldier was kidnapped in Afghanistan? No doubt it was a high price to pay but that shows the moral courage and strength of Israel Society unwilling to forget about Shalit and condemn him to more years of suffering in his underground dungeon. Your notion of some sort of gruesome 'balance sheet' shows devoid of conscience and empathy how utterly immature and ridiculous your comments are And what was so moving surprising and wonderful was Shalits Mandela like response on release...No betrayal of bitterness and anger at his captors just a message of hope Welcone Home Shalit

Jon Snow goes from bad to worse and yesterday to gutter press In an interview with Mark Regev of the Israeli FO yesterday the whole interview was based on a series of pre prepared Jon Snow one line tirades one after the other simply attempting to belittle and 'show up' Israel and throw Mark regev off balance rather than provide a factual news report of events Jon Snow started with a vague liner...So Mr Regev - Israel has been yet again caught on the back foot? And Marks Regevs reply? Can you explain sir what you mean by 'Caught on the back foot?' which utterly threw JS and unsettled him for the rest of the interview Throughout Mark Regev despite the taunts retained his composure was sure of his facts and ended by reassuring the audience about Israels continued desire to reach a peace Well done Mark Regev. (Did he have an op to pull back his ears?) But please Mark Regev dont use the word Sir...to the interviewer. This is not the USA. Use his first name or Mr....

lost another battle. I wonder if Miki will read this article at the funerals of the next victims? At the bedsides of the wounded? Perhaps students should ask the d.m. and cos, if they are kidnapped will Israel level gaza? Not with these two wussies! But when they are replaced and hopefully soon. If people think the deal is okay, then what if the freed terrorists commit another Park Hotel? Dolphinarium? Sbarro? What will they think it was worth it to get back Gilad? What will Gilad think? What will Miki and Esther think?

In exchange for her son's bones. What an awesome trade that was! And now, this woman is spinning this latest chapter in Israel's self-destruction, as "an Israeli day of a victory", and a Palestinian "humiliation". She forgot to mention that day is night, and the sky is green. So just shut the hell up, Ms. Goldwasser. You've already caused enough damage! (this is my 3rd attempt - will you please stop censoring me? thank you)