This is a great way of getting converts I think Christains should copy this.

What's the consensus?

If I was waiting for the messengers of the religion of peace and brotherly love to behead me, I'd convert too.

You don't become a believer overnight in that situation. I'd convert to the cult of peanut butter worship to avoid having my head sliced off.

They may have just set a speed record for succumbing to Stockholm Syndrome.

That's a mouthfull of BS. You don't convert into any religion by being Kidnapped. Unless they got hi and smoked the Hooka.. Amir AL-Safir

For those who understand Arab culture, Koranic law considered non-Muslim infidels worth converting to Islam or killing. If you have studied Islamic history, you will recognize the term: “al-Hudaibiya Treaty” and its meaning to Muslims. To all of them “Hudaibiya” is a well-understood code-word which, in brief, means “Kiss the hand of your enemy until you can cut it off.” That is what Muhammed did to the Jews of the Quraish Tribe (alternate spelling: Koreish or Quraiza) who lived in Mecca. To win over the Jews, he adopted many Jewish customs. But, the Jews in Mecca refused to accept any changes in Judaism. The Muslims and Muhammed negotiated with them to pray at the Ka’aba Stone, a black monolith in Mecca. Because they were only 1400 men, they offered a peace treaty, the “Hudaibiya Treaty”, suspending war for 10 years. Three years later, when Mohammed was stronger with a 10,000 man army, he set out to liberate Mecca and exterminated the Jewish tribe, selling the women they didn’t kidnap into slavery. Because the Jews rejected Muhammed’s Islam, there are many hostile denunciations of Jews in the Koran and bitter attacks upon the Jewish tradition, which have affected the beliefs of religious Muslims today. Muhammed established forever the right and even obligation of every Muslim to make agreements with non-Muslims when necessary (but only for 10 years as in the “Hudaibiya Treaty”) and then break these agreements when stronger so Islam could advance. Neither honor, nor ethics, nor obligations are allowed to stand in the way of establishing domination of Islam across the entire planet.

Funny how they show these two kidnapped reporters on video twice, but have not shown shallit even once, but claim he is safe and well. Unfortunatly, i guess we all know the reason why...... I hope Israel retalliates when the truth comes out.

Next year we shall all be attending

they will never understand, what "islam" is!

Caleb (Chaleb) and Jacob ... the new names of two mans since they gone to Islam.

Another example of Stockholm Syndrome - no doubt they will come to their senses when released. If not they can join Yvonne Ridley, be declared insane and stand for the RESPECT party http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/3673730.stm

When will the media remember him? And the soldiers taken by Khizb-Allah? Paqid Yirmeyahu Israeli Orthodox Jew Advancing Logic as Halakhic Authority Welcoming non-Jews www.netzarim.co.il

More like They-Have-A-Gun-To-My-Head Syndrom. Apperantly when you convert to Islam you are considered free of all sin, therefore the kidnappers can't hurt them.

to express appreciation to Fox, to Greta and all the great newspeople for caring so much about us here. Much more so, and with more interest in us and enthusiasm, than our own self -hating latte media. We may see a change after the bullying cowardly gangsters from the south had their moment in the headlines. So many of us turned straight to Fox recently. I know they went over the top sometimes with their uber telling too much detail. But they cared, folks, and therein lies the difference.

My sincere condolences to the two reporters that have been so badly treated and threatened!!! Whatever you do under compulsion is not valid, in any law, and not even in the Quran, which says: "Let there be no compulsion in religion." You are freed from any oaths that may have been taken under coercion. Then again, it is not for us to discuss this matter until these two unfortunate men have had a good rest, washed and shaved and seen their families! Who are we to speculate and make premature judgements of their healths?! I hope they will get all help they need to get back to their families in peace and to live with them in such ever after. There are very good treatments for Post Traumatic Syndrome in these days, so let us hope that they will get peace of mind and go back and live rich and fulfilling lives very soon! I also congratulate these men and their families on the release. It's a horrible thing that has happened to you, and I hope for your full and speedy recovery!

"It is Apache helicopters firing hellfire missiles made in America that kill the residents in Gaza," Why no single comment on the main issue ?

What is happening, and has happended for the last few months, in the West Bank and Gaza is a complete breakdown of civilization. It is the very definition of anarchy and lawlessness. They are fighting simultaneously a fight against forces from out of their borders as well as each other, in fractions. It would be a good advice for every foreign person to stay away from the area, journalists included. Every Embassy has a website with travel information for the particular country in which it is situated and every Foreign Ministry has websites with similar information. It is not wise to go against those recommendations and the West Bank and Gaza have, since before the war, been areas "out of limits". For historic reasons, we may feel sorry for Palestinians and their suffering, but the way they behave today is inexcusable (like in the 70-ies) and they show complete incompetence in taking care of their country or behaving like responsible citizens. There is no law.

XTIANS DID THE SAME CALLED THE SPANISH INQUISITION. TODAY , ALL BRANCHES OF THE XTIANS(CATHCS, EVANGELIST,WITNESSES, JEW4JEUS, MESSIANIC) DO THE SAME IN A MORE SOPHISTICATED METHOD , ITS CALLED PROSELYTIZING AND DISTORTING TORAH INORDER TO CON THE JEW. THAT IS A COMPLETE DISRESPECT FOR OTHER PEOPLE (JEWS )AND RELIGIONS.

They had guns to their heads. Can't you detect the foul stench of Pallipropaganda?

This is not unlike Homer Simpson's famous conversion to Xianity when he said: "Help me Jebus, and I don't even believe in you!"

if this is what today holds for us then gd save us from tomorow

It seems rather obvious to me that cameraman Olaf Wiig has a wife who supports the Palestinians and their terrorist agenda. Every time she was in front of a camera she acted as a mouthpiece for Islamic fundamentalists and anti-Israeli views. It is a shame we are a democracy and can't throw her and her husband out of the country now.