October 12, 2011: A Word on Shalit
Just a word. I am without the time to write, but cannot go into the Chag without a comment to my readers.
Suffice it to say that I, too, want to see Gilad Shalit home, and I, too, hurt for his parents. But I am deeply distressed by this deal that has been announced.
My first thought is: Why now? Why did Netanyahu cave on parameters he had held strong on until now? What's going on behind the scenes that we're not aware of? What are the political parameters. I will not speculate here.
One Israeli involved with this who was quoted said, "Israel probably could have gotten a better deal, but it was time to bring Shalit home." Really? Read further, here
October 16, 2011: More on Shalit
My presence at my computer is only intermittent, and will continue to be so until Thursday night, when the holiday is over. Quite simply, it is a mitzvah (a commandment) to dwell -- to eat and sleep -- in the Sukkah. And a source of joy to do so with family.But in no way does this mean I have forgotten about Gilad Shalit, or other pressing matters of the day. The issue of Shalit in particular weighs heavily upon my mind and heart -- as upon everyone's. As I last wrote just as the news of the deal broke, I share here both additional facts and thoughts. Read further, here
October 17, 2011: Continuing
Who doesn't remember the horrendous, the breathtakingly obscene lynching in Ramallah in 2000 of two IDF soldiers who had lost their way? The picture of one of the lynchers, showing his bloodied hands, was seared in the consciousness of all of us:
AFP
The Palestinian Arab in that picture was Abed al-Aziz Salaha. I neglected to mention yesterday that he is one of the terrorists who is now scheduled to be released.
Plain and simple: It shouldn't be.
One of those murdered that day was Nordim Norzich. Now his brother says:
"The government lied to all the bereaved families. They promised the bereaved parents that the terrorists would never get out. Ehud Barak [then prime minister] made a personal promise to me that this terrorist would never see the light of day."
Read further, here
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