...the solution in every single peace agreement attempt in mankind. It's an unfortunate fact, but nevertheless a fact. Northern Ireland, Cambodia, Colombia, Spain-ETA, Vietnam, DR Congo, Rwanda, El Salvador, Iran-Iraq, Bosnia etc. Even the ancient Greeks and Romans practiced this. In every conflict there will be human casualties, and every casualty is SOMEONE's family member. With all due respect to the writer , but he needs to look at the bigger picture here. And to all you angry respondents to this post: Don't hate me because I'm right!

Look at who's talking ? While I'm not affiliated with any side and while I have no commitment or allegiance to any side too , I feel I have to remind some people who seem to ignore the facts : King David Hotel 1946 ? Menachem Begin ... Deir Yasin neighborhood 1948 ? Menachem Begin ... Qibya 1953 ? Ariel Sharon ... Kfar Qassem 1956 ? Mishmar Hagvul ... Samu' village 1966 ? IDF... Beirut international airport 1968 ? Raphael Eitan ... " Bahr el Baqar " elementary school in Egypt 1970 ? IAF ... " Abu Za'bal " steel factory in Egypt 1970 ? IAF ... Qana town in Lebanon 1996 ? IAF ... Qana town in Lebanon again , 2006? IAF ... Well ???

what a tragedy this release is upon us, and ppl. ask why youngsters are emigrating.....

Are having a ball watching those poor souls having their hearts torn to pieces.It shows the rest of the world how they made difficult choices to please the leaders of this world and how wonderful they are. You can call my words anything you want to, I call their actions a historical disgrace. I wish them many sleepless nights

King David Hotel was a valid military target, the occupation command center. The good guys even warned the occupation troops about the bomb, but the UK commander wanted British people to die so he refused to let them escape. Deir Yassin was urban combat between Zionist forces and well-trained well-armed Iraqi troops. The "massacre" lie was invented by Leftists and picked up by the Arabs. We can go on to prove that every single one of your fantasies is false or out of context. We could mention that whereas PLO/Fatah worship those who murder Jewish children (Fatah's highest honor went to the sniper who shot the baby Shalhevet Pass in her father's arms, Arab schools teach the "heroism" of Samir Kuntar's who smashed a little girl's head with his rifle). In contrast, when our soldiers do wrong, they are punished, like in Kfar Kassem 1956. By the way, why don't you mention Sabra and Shatilla? You know, the massacre the Left loves to accuse Israel about, even though everyone knows it was Assad?

We are only pawns for the politicians on both sides. Bibi does not see people, he sees votes and approval from the world. So a killer goes free, so what? As long as it help the politicians, that is all that matters. There have been many times in history when leaders did what was right, not what was prudent politically. Not any more. Obama is the same. There are no true statesmen today.

Perhaps when you'd support the release of a cold-blooded murderer of your family members or compatriots (for instance Anders Breivik), then maybe someone will listen to you.

but unfortunately Israel was long ago bought by foreign money. Israel is doomed to follow the ill fated directions of others who think they know best.

Rewanda? Many of the war criminals are in prison or on the run. Also in Cambodia read your history.

whereby the PA did not prosecute Israel in the International Criminal Court. It must be terrible for the families of innocent victims to see these prisoner releases but they have served a long time already and peace must be pursued . Shalom

The release of these prisoners came as a direct result of heavy American pressure to revive the negotiations with the Palestinians, the same pressure that yielded the Israeli apology to Turkey. If you insist otherwise, please bring forth solid proof of that. And nobody in Israel is afraid of any legal actions in the ICC, because no Israeli committed willful crimes against humanity. If anything, many mass-murderers in Iran, Syria and throughout the Muslim world should be much more wary of standing trial there.

The Palestinians have been in prison since 1993 and longer. If they were Jewish they would have been long ago. As it is they are due to be released shortly. All this hysteria is ridiculous, save the tears for the real tragedies.

Daily? Can you name one Jewish murderer originally sentenced for life, who was released THIS YEAR? How many Jews have murdered innocent Arabs in cold blood, for nationalistic reasons, and are roaming freely these days? And how many of the opposite case?

It takes a really sick mind to defend the sadistic butchers who murdered the brother of the author of this article. What is wrong with you? Your thinking is not that of a normal person. You have a sick mind. Posts like yours liberalism is increasingly regarded as a mental disease. Moreover, to make things even worse. The butchers you defend would love to do the same thing to every Jew in Israel!! They say so all the time.