will put Israel into deep sorrow and once again politicians responsible for the jewish lives won't take the blame.

...appeasing ass kissers are going to destroy Israel. The arabs don't have to do anything,Olmert and propaganda are the best weapons they have. The starving pals are eating lots of sweets these days,laughing and dancing no doubt.

There will not be more Israeli's killed because of Shalit. They will be killed because Omert thinks he can score points with Shalit being freed under his watch, never mind he was captured under his watch. They should ask the families of those Israelis who will be attacked by the arabs to be freed in this exchange, if the trade is fair or obscene.

Please impeach him - Please Israelis he's destroying Israel at a faster pace than Arafat tried to do throughout his "life"time. Get rid of this man who has no love for the country!

How did Olmert's son evade the draft? the public has a right to know. Also, which of the winograd judges had a personal relationship with Olmert?Olmert makes concessions releasing murders for Shalit, this is what he does. Gutless #1 Olmert followed by gutless # 2 Barak. We would like to know the particulars of Barak's war medals as his flight from Lebanon and his lack of response to Arafat's terror suggest doubt about valor.If anyone has such information, please publish it because something is wrong about the Barak great soldier story. Also, it is possible to publish the judgement of the Ramon assault affair? Please publish it!

As I am given to understand, PM Olmert the Failed, has a less than stella record as a father, with various and serious difficulties with his off-spring; having sprung-off in odd and unusual directions, none of which includes serving in the IDF or any other organizational structure, other perhaps than Ladies draped in Black or some such fashion abomination. Obviously Olmert the Failed is a strong believer in mixed messages and approves of rewarding negative behavior . His disfunctional family and disfunctional government is a smorgesbord of Israel endangering goodies awaiting as a reward for the negative acting out by the Hamastoonians. That shows what happens when a Kakistocracy is enacted by world class Kakistocrats of the Kadima class. Or is that no class?

Olmert is a cancer on the nation. Excise this spreading plague from government. He has the foresight of a brick

shouldhavebeen done monthsssssssssssss ago.

Gilad is a "jewish life". He and his family have suffered enough, and I support Ehud Olmert's steps to try and secure his release.

in all this? No one knows for sure if Shalit is even alive...Did they permit the Red Cross to visit him? of course not! As you know from past experience, the Arabs are the masters of deceit. Remember when they returned coffins with the bodies of soldiers inside for live terrorists? I am afraid the same senario will develop.

release them all!!! and get shalit back. then fire IAF missile into their cars just like Ahmed Yassin bloody terrorists and that´s it

Turn the other cheek,leftie...why am I not surprised at your country of origin?

We all, like "Friend of Israel" (#13), acknowledge that Shalit's family has suffered. But this hardly justifies capitulation to his captors. What of those families watching those who murdered their sons and daughters going free. Will they not suffer the appalling injustice? Or what of those souls who will be lost as the released return to their "resistance" to kill again? Or those who will be taken captive in the future, since kidnapping is a low cost, high return strategy. Will *their* families not suffer? Israel's long term military doctrine was based on three principles: intelligence, deterrence, and victory. Israel's current strategy, if it can be called that, leaves Israeli itself deterred, and made future kidnappings, and more loss of life, a certainty.

#13 How many Jewish Lives will this cost 100 200 300 all for one soldier no the price is not worth it tell that to the families of Jews who will be killed by the released terrorist. http://ralphsrant1.blogspot.com/

This defeatist fool Olmert has no idea about Arab psyche! All he has to do is target the leaders of Hammas, and they will release Shallit immediately, but instead, Olmert goes for the little men instead of the ringleaders. Gazza is only 30sq klm and he still cant return or find Shalli? Bullcrap! I think the real reason Shallit hasnt been returned is because he is in Egypt.

A few weeks ago,a released terrorist killed two Israelis. As much as I feel for the family of Gilad, if Israel releases more terrorist with blood on their hands,more Israelis will be murdered by them. Israel is in a no win situation.

as a mother of a soldier you would do anything to get your son released.Imagine if you were a parent or grandparent of a kidnapped soldier, or worse just stop for one minute and think of what this poor boy must be going through day after day. Do you really care what the blody palestinian prisoners are going through. Free them!

THIS IS NOT A DEMOCRACY, THERE IS NO GOVERNMENTAL STRUCTURE TO FACILLITATE SUCH A PRECEDURE ! GOT IT ? GET IT ? YOU JEWISH ? MAKE ALIAH ! BRING ABOUT CHANGE !

Some here have called me a leftie. I am not, and I fully agree with #15: get Shalit back, and then airbomb the terrorists in a big way.