that people would not be motivated to kill and get killed," Professor Yonath said. -dear Ms Yonath, can you invent smth chemical to ensure this?

Just when we began to think you had a brain,then you make ill thought out silly -arse statements.Stick to hydrochloric acid,sulphur and bunsen burners and remember : Never mind Cannabis,NITROGEN IS A REAL GAS..

Brains in the country..in the country but in the city a bit of a moron..

The world should clear all the jails with all the criminals that raped murdered and killed so there would be no crime in the world. Come on Professor, wake up. There may be lots of idealism in a lab but not in the real world. At first, in the 30's the Jews in Germany also wanted to help Hitler. They were living in the world of dreams and he made sure to put them through HELL. Please continue your work in the lab, a closed ideal environment.

Imagine if some Israeli Nobel Prize winner called to release Yigal Amir. Sounds silly? Crazy? Of course it does. But not any more crazy as Yonath's call to release terrorists. After all, the very same reasoning could be made for releasing Amir: "with or without blood on his hands - he should not be imprisoned", "You could give other punishments, no need to hold him here", and that the radical right's motivation for terror "would diminish if they would have less inclination and motivation to do it". However, something tells me that in such case, despite the obvious similarity - the media's reaction would be that much worse. Well, here's another example of the leftist media's double standard. Not that it's anything new.

she doesnt understand the reasons why Hamas kidnapped shalit. Hence her solution is based onignorance. try getting a politician to give suggestions on how to synthesizea long chain molecule. Would Obama's formulas work in chemistry? Similarly, her formulae have no application in mid east politics. She should stick to the lab bench and test tubes!

Blood on their hands ha? The IDF and the settlers are armed to the teeth and they kill our women and children en masse, burn our crops, demolish our homes, they walk free, and you have the audacity to justify thousands of our people detained with no charge? You're a pathetic little creature with a pea brain. Goldstone report will deal with the criminals you defend.

What will be Abu Mazans reaction ?, to the good news, the release of a division of terrorists,who will reside in the wet bank,he will be delighted.

It would appear from the talkbacks and the absolute furor she has generated in Israel with her ill-chosen comments that you are in the distinct minority here. Would you like to see Garikoitz Aspiazu Rubina and Leire Lopez Zurutuza released from prison? And they are rank amateurs in terrorism compared to the terrorist scum that sit in Israel prisons.

hahahahahahahahahaha, and wath do you think will happens afther that?? Yes, they are going to kidnap women and children for "land"... So, not a good solution Yonath...

Can I believe what I am hearing?? Is this woman for real? With that kind of attitude, we should release all our murderers, rapists, and terrorist here in Canada. First we would lock her up for being ignorant. WOW. She should close her eyes while she is dreaming!

Always knew that Academia and common sense were often not synonymous. Sadly our brilliant Nobel Prize winner is no exception.

She is a blooming IDIOT

you have just insulted the murdered and their families...you have no shame...pitiful

Better release this very costly bunch of waste,saving so a lot of money to Israel,to be spent instead in really tough measures to prevent terrorism. Such measure would require courage and pride. As long as Israeli police and army do not face terrorism properly and keep hiding behind leftists,foreigners and other abnormal tribes,it will never ,definitively ,win this insane battle. Israel's presence should be everywhere inside its land.No arab or terrorist enclave should exist in this country .And any terrorist attempt,comming from anywhere, should be crushed as one crushes a cockroach:imediately!

"If we wouldn't have these people here there would be no one to release and no motivation to kidnap." Correct. Death penalty. Give them bodies in return, like Hizballah.

They hear too much of that.

You are absolutely right.

There are over 1000 administrative detainees being held in Israeli dungeons, detainees that have not been granted trial by judge and/or jury. The Israeli government doesnt even know why they are being held, hence they are "administrative detainees" and have yet to be charged with any crime. So, if the Israeli government doesnt know, how would you know? YOU DONT, ignorantly relying on meaningless assumptions.

One is calling for a boycott against Israel and another is calling for a release of terrorists with blood on their hands. I won't even start with the Israeli filmmakers who make films to get international recognition by bashing Israel in their films. Is this really the way to receive international rewards???

Nobel Prize is worth nothing. Even Arafat received it.

Instead of resting content with the worldwide recognition for her extremely valuable scientific research, she exploited the new celebrity status to speak total nonsense in an area she poorly understands. Oh what fools we mortals be.

She may deserve the Nobel prize in Chemistry, but she definitely deserves a dunce cap on her head for political ignorance.

She reminds me of Bertrand Rassel the famos British Mathematition,philosopher,during ww 2 when the British expected a German invasion,Bertrand Rassel recomended to the British people,when the Germans invade,don't fight them ,just receive them like turists,it seems,some scientists have a split personality,one part of the brain is genius,the other part,is retarded.I feel pride and shame at the same time.

smarter or something may be they are seeing the light at the end of the long tunnel and the bigbang theory was true

Today you say she is wonderful!

Have you nothing to do but read Ynet? Why don't you learn some Torah? Is there not a yeshiva in Safed? Stop posting your idiotic comments

She might be a genious in Phisics but she does not crap of polytics, war and anti-terrorism. We do not jail terrorist because we want to. They are dangerous criminals. Animals we are still too soft on those pigs.

I guess this goes to show us that inorder to win a nobel prise common sense or brains let alone a personal sense of Jewishness or Israeli idenity with reality isn't required. Educated Idiot!!!