Keep Your Dignity
Published: 06/29/08, 11:34 AM Cabinet Approves Hizbullah Prisoner Swap by Hillel Fendel(IsraelNN.com) PM Ehud Olmert's cabinet voted 22-3 to approve the proposed exchange of five Hizbullah terrorists for kidnapped IDF reservists Eldad Regev and Ehud Goldwasser, who Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said are probably dead. Although the families of the two abducted soldiers were promised entry to the meeting before the vote, they only met with the PM after the cabinet meeting.
The three cabinet ministers voting against the deal were Ze'ev Boim, Roni Bar-On and Daniel Friedmann.
The proposed deal involves the release of five Hizbullah prisoners from Israeli prison and ten Hizbullah corpses, for the two IDF reservists. The two abducted soldiers have long been assumed to be dead, but now Prime Minister Olmert has all but confirmed this.
Among the five Hizbullah prisoners is Samir Kuntar, who not only murdered three Israelis and caused the death of a fourth - members of the Haran family and a policeman - but is also considered Israel's final hope of ever receiving information on captured IAF navigator Ron Arad. Arad was captured after his plane was felled over Lebanon in 1986 and was held by various terrorist groups; he was ultimately probably taken to Iran, and his whereabouts have been unknown for years.
The exchange is expected to take place within ten days, after President Shimon Peres signs a pardon for Kuntar.
Once again since they refuse to lead the leaders of Israel have placed Jews at risk.
Remember the Second Lebanon war it was started to try to return these soldiers to Israel and the leaders of Israel were unable or unwilling to lead the nation as real leaders should.
Now we are giving into terrorism and releasing scum with Jewish blood on their hands to get back the bodies of two brave soldiers.
I feel sorry for the families and I am not going to insult them by saying I feel their pain because I can't and I pray to G-D I never do, I say this as a parent that has all of my children at risk of being held hostage because of what they do in Israel.
Israel should prior to the release of the terrorist inject them with an agent that will not act for 3-4 weeks and then it kills them.
Israel then needs to go after the families of the terrorist that are holding Gilad Shalit and start killing the family members or just having them disappear.
The price of kidnapping and holding Jews hostage should be so high and painful to our enemies that they give up this tactic.
Parents make up your mind now for the sake of Israel and the Jewish people to hold onto your dignity and never beg the terrorist to return your child, it doesn't work. I can't remember ever that a hostage was returned to Israel by the terrorist in a kidnap scenario.
Remember when it comes to our enemies only one thing matters and that is victory.
