tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040911.post4324939183490584061..comments2024-03-27T16:27:03.093+02:00Comments on Shiloh Musings: Tough Act to Follow, Gilad and Noam Shalit Finally TogetherBatyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402874037427009327noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040911.post-85277983385753697532011-10-21T07:57:55.349+02:002011-10-21T07:57:55.349+02:00Shy, yes, that the Arabs would understand and woul...Shy, yes, that the Arabs would understand and would provide deterrent.Batyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09402874037427009327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040911.post-52714923088286272372011-10-21T06:58:52.991+02:002011-10-21T06:58:52.991+02:00I disagree with the original advice of trading 250...I disagree with the original advice of trading 250 pali-animals for Gilad, just the same.<br /><br />Immediately after the kidnapping, jailed terrorists should have been summarily executed and buried in pigskins, one per hour, with each execution/burial video posted on the internet.<br /><br />Simultaneously, Israel should have mass bombed Gazan targets, giving a 15 minute warning at the most - and that's being generous. This along with recapturing Gaza in increments from north to south and declaring the returned land as sovereign Israeli territory.<br /><br />Hamas would then have been able to choose what they want to do: return Shalit in crisp mint condition or watch the martyr of the hour films and enjoy the firestorm in Gaza.<br /><br />One way or the other, it would have taken less than a week.Shy Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09104227389210314550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040911.post-74340385745339343522011-10-19T06:29:01.375+02:002011-10-19T06:29:01.375+02:00Hadassa, for sure a better and safer deal could ha...Hadassa, for sure a better and safer deal could have been made, especially if the Shalit family had focused their protests against the International Red Cross, the UN and faux human rights organizations. <br /><br />Keli, and I'm disgusted with our politicians and media.Batyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09402874037427009327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040911.post-20440372971332760872011-10-19T05:02:48.283+02:002011-10-19T05:02:48.283+02:00G-d bless Gilad. I am thrilled that he is home and...G-d bless Gilad. I am thrilled that he is home and back with his family, but I have utter hatred for Hamas.<br /><br />The terrorists come out of Israeli prisons looking robust if not downright fat while this poor boy is pale as a ghost and looks like he walked out of a concentration camp.Keliatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11413494251297514882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040911.post-16028852067440970362011-10-19T01:20:50.492+02:002011-10-19T01:20:50.492+02:00Shalom!
I'm probably going to be attacked for ...Shalom!<br />I'm probably going to be attacked for this, but I just can't be happy about it. Gilad could have been freed years ago, without a prisoner exchange, if only the Israeli government had cared more about a soldier than about world opinion. Even now "the world" will say that Israel isn't doing enough. Even the left-wing has this to say: <br /><br />"The day after the abduction, a defense official well-versed in hostage negotiations advised then-Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to close a deal immediately. “Give Hamas 250 people and it will be over,” he said. “Otherwise, it will take you three years and cost you 1,000 prisoners.”<br />But Olmert opted instead to exploit the kidnapping to try to crush Hamas. The rest is history." (Amos Harel in Ha'aretz)<br /><br />And I doubt that Olmert was attempting to crush Hamas.Hadassanoreply@blogger.com