I'm not the first and I won't be the last to comment on the ridiculousness of the Gilad Shalit prisoner exchange.
There is no doubt that everyone is happy for the Shalit family. However, there is no one who is happy at the price being paid, the terrorists with blood on their hands (who in the past were never part of deals) being released, the 1000 death sentences being pardoned, the fact that they have all said that they will go back to terrorism, the lack of sensitivity to the families who have lost loved ones already by the hands of these terrorists, etc....
Were the government to also release Jewish security prisoners, had the US in an act of good will released Jonathon Pollard in addition, were the entire 1000+ terrorists released ONLY to Gaza putting many of them in exile and not next door to me or other Israelis, it would have been a little bit easier to stomach. The government should have dealt with this situation by force years ago. Taking one km a month until he was returned, it would be a completely different story now. Instead, this is what we end up with. The Fogal family murderers were spared the death penalty for what???? They show no remorse and have said, 'we'll sit here for 15 years and get out just like these guys, we'll still be young'.
All are happy for the Shalits. They have been living in hell for over 5 years. But don't think for one minute their hell will be over. Every time another Jew is killed by one of the terrorists that was release in this deal, they will feel it. They will know that others are suffering in their stead and that is a huge burden to live with.
There is no doubt that everyone is happy for the Shalit family. However, there is no one who is happy at the price being paid, the terrorists with blood on their hands (who in the past were never part of deals) being released, the 1000 death sentences being pardoned, the fact that they have all said that they will go back to terrorism, the lack of sensitivity to the families who have lost loved ones already by the hands of these terrorists, etc....
Were the government to also release Jewish security prisoners, had the US in an act of good will released Jonathon Pollard in addition, were the entire 1000+ terrorists released ONLY to Gaza putting many of them in exile and not next door to me or other Israelis, it would have been a little bit easier to stomach. The government should have dealt with this situation by force years ago. Taking one km a month until he was returned, it would be a completely different story now. Instead, this is what we end up with. The Fogal family murderers were spared the death penalty for what???? They show no remorse and have said, 'we'll sit here for 15 years and get out just like these guys, we'll still be young'.
All are happy for the Shalits. They have been living in hell for over 5 years. But don't think for one minute their hell will be over. Every time another Jew is killed by one of the terrorists that was release in this deal, they will feel it. They will know that others are suffering in their stead and that is a huge burden to live with.
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