Why Israel Negotiates With Terrorists
Charles Johnson
Thu Nov 13, 2003 at 9:40 pm PST • Views: 257
An interesting (and depressing/maddening) op-ed on Israel’s lopsided prisoner exchange deal with Hizb’Allah, by Neill Lochery at the National Post: Why Israel negotiates with terrorists.
Sadly, it appears the war is not over for the Hezbollah and Palestinian prisoners which Israel is about to unleash back into the free world. The brutal reality is that of those to be released a sizeable majority will carry out additional attacks against Israelis. Of the last group of prisoners let go by Israel — as a goodwill gesture to the then-Palestinian prime minister, Abu Mazen — some six have been involved in serious crimes since their release, including several in organizing suicide bomb attacks against Israeli cities. It is not an exaggeration to suggest that Israel can expect a wave of terror in the coming months from those it has agreed to release. One wonders what the attitude of the families of the future bereaved will be when they learn the attack was carried out by someone Israel released from prison.
Frank says: