I would put the blame squarely on the government and its leftist policies for being cowards and not annexing the areas and sending those scums elsewhere....but... why do you fight instead of unite with us? Is this a precondition for you to write?

Is Netanyahu a prophet? Netanayahu, Kerry, Livni and Lapid want to blame Hamas for political reasons, even though it's most likely Fatah/Abbas who probably carried it out, as usual.

I've been at this 60 yrs and I've never seen anyone stoop as low as Netanyahu. As they say here: "lower than whale shit". The man clearly has no shame, no scruples. Israel (and Jewish people) are in the midst of a traumatic experience... and all this guy can do is pitch his PR & propaganda stunts. He knows that whatever this kidnapping is, it has NOTHING to do with PLA - Hamas union talks... As the data shows, not surprisingly, the # of kidnapping attempts has skyrocketed since the Gilad Shalit swap... long before the PLA-Hamas developments. Netanyahu is the same guy who stood by while Rabin z"l was called a Nazi, more recently did his blatant PR exercise over the capture of the Iranian arms ship in the Red Sea, not to mention his cartoon stunt before the UN General Assembly, his rude lecture of an American President in the White House, etc, etc. Just a cheap, small-time politician/ pitchman. Unfortunately the Israeli public is either clueless or apathetic as to how disgusting their current leadership is. It was not without reason that Pres. Sarkozy of France (otherwise quite pro-Israel) was heard on tape a few years ago expressing his full contempt for Netanyahu as a Western leader, calling him a "congenital liar". (more than accurate!)

Now it is not a time for such drivel. Accuse and hit Arabs in all directions until the boys are found.

And people saying that the Jews are smart. This idiot ben Ishai is a Jew?

abbas was told by obama that he should stop joining any more international organisations. however, obama told abbas that he should have a unity government with hamas. a unity government with hamas is a signal by obama and the eu that they can resume terror attacks. indeed, kerry had openly threatened renewed terror and boycotts. the unity government with hamas is a violation of us law and the express principles of the quartet. hamas has not renounced violence, has not accepted previous agreements, and has not recognised israel. the fact that the unity government is supposedly made up of technocrats is irrelevant to the political union of the plo and hamas. abbas is not willing and not able to come to any agreement with the jewish state of israel. pushing the issue when the most inhumane murderous savages are roaming the middle east is sheer madness.

He accuses Netanyahu of playing the blame game, which is exactly what he is doing.

There are at least two other terror organizations in Gaza more extreme than Hamas. Maybe one of them did it. Netanyahu's continued populistic attacks on Abu Mazen are disgusting. Even if it turns out that Hamas is responsible, then Abu Mazen is still not to blame. People outside of Israel have no idea how much the PA is helping our security forces to solve this problem.

the whole of fatah, hamas and indeed people behind them are rotten corrupt clans. Bibi is correct to lay the blame on abbas and haniyeh while the 2 hipocrites send their family members to israeli for medical treatment. The next 2 wars will see over 100,000 casualties in the west bank in a fight to finish. So it woudl be better if inhabitants in ramle and hebron to leave judea and samaria voluntarily. major calamity will happen in these wars. Inshallah

Ynet commentators would blame it on Netanyahu.

This is one of the two men, Sharon being the other, who have almost destroyed Israel through their foolishness. Bibi won't rest until he's finished the job.

the whole of fatah, hamas and indeed people behind them are rotten corrupt clans. Bibi is correct to lay the blame on abbas and haniyeh while the 2 hipocrites send their family members to israeli for medical treatment. The next 2 wars will see over 100,000 casualties in the west bank in a fight to finish. So it woudl be better if inhabitants in ramle and hebron to leave judea and samaria voluntarily. major calamity will happen in these wars. Inshallah

Heaven forbid Bibi should blame Holocaust Denying mass murderer Abbas for the kidnapping of Israeli teens by his terrorists! This article is mind boggling. Ben-Yishai; you sir are nuts.

I can't believe the words coming from this writer. To demonize the govt. In response to an act of terror and kidnapp of children are words from a sick mind. Any civilized nation would be as harsh as required. Your abject thought that some Jew haters will only hate Jews all the more for taking on a police action are the word of a self hating Jew.

how does he know this for sure and he is responsible because of the so called unity terrorist unity by fatah and hamas. if the U.S. launch an attack on mexico by president obummers orders isn't the fool vice president biden also part of the govnment and responsible.

eeing kidnapped youths". Yo're a few centuries behind,in Middle Ages your article on boot licking the of the local Bishop to help the unworthy Jews was probably the norm.. Hbron stone cutters "suffer economical damages"-as oopsed to life of Israeli youths...Move to Gaza Yishai and become Hamas spokesman

First, YOUR article is very ill-timed. Second, do you really think that Netanyahu has to be like that loser Peres, saying something like: "We trust Abbas to bring us our children back", and make his a hero? There is clearly 100% correlation between releasing prisoners and kidnaps. Everyone knows it, all over the world. Gaining the required political support from the world, is one of the most important things we need to do - while the security forces are looking for the boys! We don't want to Hamas to get stronger in the West bank - and this is a good example for why! Please stop blindly condemning my own people (like you very often do)... and start criticizing our enemies. Wish you could contribute to our nation, from a time to time... instead of sowing fear and stirring hatred all the time. BTW: "rather than trying to make ourselves additional enemies." These are old, old enemies. Wish you would have realized and registered this at some point...

ron is a typical israeli. Leftist to the core. Im sure hed even appease even if his own kids were taken. I have only seen this delusion in self hating jews. Shocking

He warns the PM not to make more enemies referring to Abbas. Now that's a real joke. Didn't Abbas just partner with Hamas. Is he talking about the happy people giving out candies, while celebrating the kidnapping of teenage civilians? Then the deluded author goes on to say Israel needs " to win international legitimization in putting pressure on Hamas". Is this another joke? Hamas has been firing rockets on Israeli civilians while this all goes on. Hamas and his new partner Abbas needs to be eradicated. The IDF needs to be given the green light, and really put the pressure on. The author needs to move to Gaza or be shot as a traitor.

And, to hell with what the world will say, they won't stop hating the Jews no matter what.

If these kids are not recovered alive and well who would you blame. It wasn't Bibi or Leiberman. It was the PA leadership that wants to include hamas into its government knowing that this will include murder. Maybe Abbas did not want it this way but what could he expect? Abbas is guilty as hell. Same with John Kerry who all but endorsed another intifada. He too is making speeches about the evil hamas while dealing with the unity government just the same.

Who wrote this op-ed? Is he running for PM of the Palestinian Authority in the next elections? Everyone knows that if it was politically advantageous, Abbas could find our boys and have them released in 5 minutes. So he is totally responsible (along with his Jewish-Israeli journalist friends) for their captivity.

If the price is high enough, a Jew will sell you a rope to hang him.

When Abbas took upon himself to be the president of the latest unity government he also assumed full responsibility. If not, he continues to be some nobody.

this article is shamefull if it will be from goim or arabs but israel is once again standing against israel? are you crazy? there are murders who kidnapped children , israeli goverment does everything to safe them and prevent that it wont never happen again and you instead blaming terrorist are blaming israeli goverment you are sick !

make Abbas stronger.