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Bereaved parents: Prisoner swap will bring wave of terror
Ahiya Raved
Published: 12.03.09, 15:00
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1. ALL PRISONERS TO BE GIVEN TO ABBAS
ROLAND SEENER ,   LONDON ENGLAND   (03.12.09)
2. A decision that might cost many victims.
Robert Bernier ,   Tel Aviv   (03.12.09)
Who will be responsible for the victims killed and injured ant/or kidnapped by the Arab murderers as the consequence of the released Arab prisoners in exchange for Shalit, The Shalit family? The Israeli politicians? What will they have to tell to the families of the victims?... Real leaders have plenty of power in the refusal to bargain. A leader should be strong and courageous! More over the problem of kidnapped soldiers at : http://xrl.us/em3de
3. This is yet another Smear on those trying to fight
RJBH ,   Methil   (03.12.09)
against oppression.... how many settlement have Zionist built and continue to build on Lands Stolen from Palestinians. These comments so removed from reality... rather like saying the release of Shalit constitutes a danger to the Inhabitants of what is left of Palestine.
4. to #3
ghostq   (03.12.09)
it's not a smear, but reality, one israely soldier for 1000 palestinian prisoners will encourage the palestinian to make futur kidnapping of israel's soldiers and even civilians, this deal is going to backfire israel, and settlments have nothing to do with it, we r talking about kidnapping of gilad that occur in israel territory, may I remind you that there aren't setelments in gaza.
5. Swap?
Sarah ,   New York City, USA   (03.12.09)
There's no swap contemplated by Hamas. They get everything they want, Israel gets nothing (we've been through this before, remember?) and murderous terrorist scum are turned loose upon Israel to do what they do best -- murder innocent people. Do NOT dignify the current process by calling it a "swap." In a swap, you get something in return. All Israel will get in return is the death of more innocents. And Israel will reinforce Hamas and other terrorist groups' perception that kidnapping soldiers is the best and fastest way to get terrorists out of prison .... while simultaneously endangering the well-being of every IDF soldier, and every innocent civilian in Israel. What on earth are we thinking of?
6. shalit
sas ,   israel   (03.12.09)
we released prisonoers for dead soldiers - why are we hesitating to release more for a live one. our priorities are distorted. our leaders are sick.
7. As usual, Robert Bernier (#2)
Robert Haymond ,   Ashdod, Israel   (03.12.09)
displays his considerable acumen in his comments, this time with respect to the true price of return of Gilad Shalit with respect to Israel's trading so many prisoners with "blood on their hands" for one lone soldier. It is, of course, politically incorrect to oppose the terms of the socalled swap and certainly against the sentiment of many Israeli citizens. Nonetheless, it is a soldier's job to protect his country. In order for Israel to exist, it must absolutely maintain its edge as a "warrior" society. Soldiers sacrifice for the overall good of the nation and should be revered for their sacrifices. That's the bottom line. If Israel loses this edge, it sacrifices its very existence. "Trading" violent criminals for Shalit, even publicly contemplating the activity, gives power to our enemies who, as we know, consider our humanity a weakness. Furthermore, by engaging in such defeatist activities, we multiply the danger and risks to all Israeli citizens by freeing some who will turn around and once more engage in violent acts against us. This has already proved to be the case in the past. And, as already occurred in the prisoner swap with Hizbollah, our enemies now think they can return dead bodies and still make the same "profit" in terms of propaganda benefit as by "trading" back live soldiers. I would also refer you to the same article (written by Ami Isseroff) referred to by Mr. Bernier. It can be found on the exceedingly informative and educational blogsite entitled "Israel Against Terror".
8. The more Israelis protest, the higher the
jason white ,   afula,israel   (03.12.09)
cost will be! Keep it up and ham-ass will demand two or three thousand prisoners or all of them. Who will pay for the blood of future victims? Is Gilad even alive? Will we buy another corpse with a thousand murderous terrorists? Start to execute the terrorists in prison today and barghoti should be number one to die.
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