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Victim's brother: Swap Kuntar for abducted soldiers
Meital Tzur
Published: 17.10.07, 14:07
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1. Samir should be freed without any exchange or delay.
Sajjad ,   Karachi Pakistan   (10.17.07)
Samir kuntar is not only hero to the Lebanese but a hero to every courageous and free person on our planet. Samir has been in prison since April 22, 1979 but Pro Zionists criticizes him for killing settlers! He should be freed without any exchange or delay. for further information about samir visit http://samirkuntar.org/
2. releasing Kuntar
Yosef ,   Tel Aviv   (10.17.07)
During his prison term in Israel, Samir Kuntar was given "Palestinian" citizenship as a an example of Arab heroism, received an education, married an Israeli-Arab woman with whom he had two children. His wife and children receive a monthly stipend. Release Kuntar, but first do to him what he did to the Haran family. Crush his children's skulls in front of his eyes. Then revoke his wife's Israeli citizenship and stop paying her. Then let him enjoy the rest of his life as a hero amongst Arabs.
3. No More Bad Deals For Israel
Yishai Kohen ,   YeShA, Israel   (10.17.07)
We have had enough of this garbage where we trade a large number of live terrorist murderers for a dead Israeli body or as "good will". Throw Kuntar out of a plane, then give the terrorists 24 hours to give us back our boys or else we bomb them to the stone age.
4. These people are saints.
Terry ,   Eilat, Israel   (10.17.07)
We should all admire the attitude of these people - unselfish, caring for the safety of others, willing to put aside their own feelings for the benefit of someone else - they have all my respect. But they never should have been put in such a position. That monster should have been executed for his crimes. There is no excuse not to have the death penalty for terrorism.
5. Trade the drek
AJ ,   Tel Aviv   (10.17.07)
Samir Kuntar is just another savage Arab murderer who committed a horrific crime. Unfortunately, however, there is no shortage of people who fit that description; we have hundreds of them in our jails. We've kept this guy for almost 30 years; if we can now use him to bring even one of our boys home, then we should. Hezballah is actually playing into our hands by making this common piece of drek into a symbol, and attributing to him an importance and value that he doesn't actually have. We mustn't fall into the trap of over-valuing him, as he is actually a depreciating asset. One day Hezballah could decide that he is actually worth sh*t to them and suddenly we're left with just another Arab terr. The considerations now must be economic (is it a good deal; are we getting the best price that we can expect) and not emotional or nationalistic. Best let some tough Israeli businessmen handle the deal and not the politicians.
6. By All Means Free Samir Kuntar
Bill Foonman ,   Jacksonville, USA   (10.17.07)
If it wins freedom for Godwasser and Regev, free Samir Kuntar. The Mossad can and should visit him later. Let him live his miserable short life with this knowledge.
7. #1 what a hero
Kyle ,   Southpark, CO, USA   (10.17.07)
He crushed a baby's skull.
8. Sajjad # 1
AJ ,   Tel Aviv   (10.17.07)
Given your attitude - which I assume is typical of many people in your part of the world - it's no wonder that our countries and societies look so different. Some stats from CIA World Factbook 2006https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html Israel Area: 20,770 sq km - slightly smaller than New Jersey Population: 6,426,679 Economy: Israel has a technologically advanced market economy GDP: $170.3 billion (2006 est.) GDP per capita: $26,800 Industries: high-technology projects (including aviation, communications, computer-aided design and manufactures, medical electronics, fiber optics), wood and paper products, potash and phosphates, food, beverages, and tobacco, caustic soda, cement, construction, metals products, chemical products, plastics, diamond cutting, textiles, footwear Pakistan Area: 803,940 sq km - slightly less than twice the size of California Population: 164,741,924 (July 2007 est.) Economy: Pakistan, an impoverished and underdeveloped country, has suffered from decades of internal political disputes, low levels of foreign investment, and a costly, ongoing confrontation with neighboring India. GDP: $437.5 billion (2006 est.) GDP / capita: $2,600 (2006 est.) Industries: textiles and apparel, food processing, pharmaceuticals, construction materials, paper products, fertilizer, shrimp No wonder Samir Kuntar is a hero to you. PS I must concede, though, that you have produced some good cricketers.
9. The monster must die in jail
Maurice ,   Montreal, Canada   (10.17.07)
It is inconceivable that a TRUE MONSTER who is capabale of crushing a child's skull in front of her mother should be released. NOTHING ABSOLUTELY NOTHING can justify that.
10. Castrate Kuntar, then trade him for all soldiers
YMBMY ,   Modiin, Israel   (10.17.07)
While all complain about Yigal Amir having kids, no one seems to care that this animal had kids! Oh yes - and keep an implanted monitoring device on him (so when he hooks up with Bishara, we can get both of them).
11. #1 you sicken me
jack bauer   (10.17.07)
a baby killer = a hero? only a member of the religion of peace would say such an outrageous thing have fun burning in hell
12. RELEASE KUNTAR THROUGH A HUGE WOOD CHIPPER
Yoni ,   Nahariya   (10.17.07)
But don't forget to add a couple of pigs when that is done. Start doing that every hour with all the arab deadly criminal prisoners and all Israeliā€™s will be released within minutes. Jews have to show radical islam that we can fight them on the terms they use. Why is Kuntar still alive anyway?
13. nasrallah to make kuntar his #2 side kick, call'm lil kunt
David P. ,   Central Coast, USA   (10.17.07)
14. #1 - Sajjad
Marc ,   London   (10.17.07)
You state "Samir kuntar is not only hero to the Lebanese but a hero to every courageous and free person on our planet." You are wrong Sajjad. He may be a hero to your barbaric kind but not to civilized people. You should be ashamed to belong to a "culture" that sees chrushing a child's skull a heroic act. Shame on you!
15. Exchange him now and kill him later.
(10.17.07)
16. #1 that's great muslim logic
(10.17.07)
for some reason muslims think that if you have a "good reason" to murder someone, then you shouldn't go to jail for it. what kind of backwards society are you running in you little waste lands? you can just imagine if the whole world were muslim: a man would kill his wife because she hid the remote. "but your honor, i have a reason for killing her. -oh,well if you had a reason...CASE DISMISSED" . then he would be free to go for his "hero" celebration at his house. ahh, the muslims and their ways. why won't you just admit that you don't give a sh** about Samir kuntar, you just talk about him because he's imprisoned by israel. if he was jailed in any other place, you would have never even know his name.
17. KUNTAR VS SHARON
DAVID ,   U.S.A   (10.17.07)
Every one talking here...forgets the horrific and brutal crimes that are perpetrated on a daily basis aginst the palastenian people. Let us not forget ARIEL SHARON and the massacre of Sabra& Shatila that killed thousands.. and they were all upclose and personal. The gruissem pictures of that massacre will haunt the existence of Israel till the end of time..And do not forget KAFAR KASEM massacre and JENIN..I do not see Israel is promoting love and peace there! although I do not know the details of what Kuntar did..I think 30 years is a lot of time and he has paid the price
18. Yes! Release Samir Kuntar...
Chatich   (10.17.07)
...from an aircraft, at ten thousand meters.
19. How does Kuntar gets married?
Richard S. ,   Miami, USA   (10.17.07)
Why does Israel allowed Kuntar to get married and somehow have conjugal visit where he fathered 2 kids who now get welfare from Israel? That's the problem with Israel. It needs to show that it is too good. I say, lock him in 23 hour isolartion with 1 hour of air time. If the US can do that in their supermaxes, than Israel can too.
20. To #1
miron ,   ny   (10.17.07)
After he killed Jewsh he must not stay alive , but silly jew mentalety he and you still alive.By .
21. To 1
LEBANESE ,   LEBANON   (10.17.07)
This man is a disgrace to us. The person who kills an innocent child in cold blood is no more than a criminal. Who justifies his action falls under the same category. As a Lebanese I feel for the parents of the innocent victim the same way I felt for the innocent victims who were killed in Lebanon by the I.D.F. in last war.
22. #1
BRL ,   USA   (10.17.07)
If he is a hero to you I am sure you consider the sucide bombers in Iraq and elsewhere that are killing women and children also your heros.
23. #17 David
Israel Israeli ,   tel aviv   (10.17.07)
Sharon has nothing to do with your hero Kuntar. That said, in Sabra and Shatilla, Christian Arabs murdered Muslim Arabs as revenge for the atrocities the Muslims did. The commander of the Christian forces was Eli Hubeika, whose fiance was brutally murdered by the Muslims. Eli Hubeika later became a minister in the Syrian government. Apparently, Hubeika worked for Syrian intelligence, perpetrating Sabra and Shatilla in order to cause Israel's defeat and Sharon's defamation in the 1982 Lebanon war. Hubeika was killed by a Syrian intelligence carbomb when he was on the way to talk to UN investigators.
24. Sajjad
Jayzee ,   World Citizen   (10.17.07)
Thanks for the link. I see Sammi got to go to college when is Israel. Probably got some Red Cross/Crescent visits too. Maybe a doctor visit or two. I bet he even has a lawyer. Very nice for him. Are Regev and Goldwasser, Ron Arad being treated the same way? How are their attorneys handling their cases for them? What do they think of the packages they receive from the Red Cross. Wait, that isn't happening? Your link illustrates how truly disgusting the people you praise are.
25. 17 if you don't know, why are you talking about it?
(10.17.07)
life sentences exists for a reason. if you don't get life for murder, then for what? you make it sound like nobody should ever be in prison for a long time. maybe it would be a different story if kuntar had shown some remorse, but in an interview a few years ago he said that if he had to it over again he would. so, no, i don't think 30 years is enough for this type of person.
26. i honour the victim's brother
milton ,   chicago   (10.17.07)
kill kuntar after his release.should not be too difficult.
27. Nasrallah said he free this scum, and he's almost done it
David P. ,   Hartford, USA   (10.17.07)
This man slaughtered kids in front of their mother's eyes. Then butchered the mother. And Israel let him get married and have kids?? Who allowed that to happen? Someone in the prison system needs to be fired. Expel the entire family, sell their property and give the money to the surviving family member. Then, after an appropriate amount of time that allows Kuntar to feel and appreciate what life and freedom are about, go put a bullet in his head, where ever the rat is hiding. Shame on Israel for not allowing terrorists with massive amounts of 'blood on their hands' to be immediately executed after sentencing. If Kuntar was dead, we wouldn't be in this terrible situation. It's still not too late for him to die from some prison 'accident.'
28. We must annex Yesha & implement the Joshua solution
Feiglin Supporter ,   Galut   (10.17.07)
29. Kuntar, why don't you come down & join me sometime?
A. Eichman ,   Fiery Hot Place   (10.17.07)
30. This kuntar is just a vicious dog
Gary ,   Los Angeles   (10.17.07)
He is a hero only to other dogs
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