...not only destroyed arab villages, but forced its inhabitants to leave to Lebanon. More facts: 32 kibbutzim on border with Lebanon(out of 33) are former arab villages. People who lived there for many generations were forced to leave and not to comeback. These people formed the refugee camps in Beirut. What would YOU do if YOU were in their place ???

Israeli bereaved parents being 'admired by their children's killers isn't a big honor.

These killers shouldn't be given a platform in an Israeli newspaper.

ended his life rather than to be rolled upon by the Philistines (gang raped). Philistines is the ancient name of Palestinians. Muslims often rape little boys and males and men who are captives, just as Ishmael raped Isaac when Isaac was three years old and Ishmael was 17 years old. Sarah saw Ishmael "sporting" with Isaac which is a euphemism for raping. Isaac survived but did not marry for decades (20 years) until after his mother Sarah died. It was another 20 years after that when Isaac had children. The rape of a child or youth has a catastrophic effect and many victims never have children. The rape of a male is worse to haShem than the rape of a woman. So if Gilad Shalit killed himself which he did not, it was understandable as the lesser of two evils: death is preferable to being gang raped for a godly male or female.

Makes me sick to think it was my tax money that paid for their cushy life in prison - no bills, free meals, TV, cable, education - that's more than our old age pensioners get - disgusting!