Why Gilad Shalit is not up to it but
Moshe Feiglin
By
Released on Arutz 7 on 02/07/2009, translated from Hebrew by Meir Ben-Hayoun
The chronic painful Israeli soldiers captured by terrorist organizations did not begin with Gilad Shalit. Except for Elhanan Tanenbaum who for reasons still unclear, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has put extreme pressures on his office and was stubborn to pay a ransom for his release crazy, note that the last time soldiers returned alive after an exchange of prisoners was in 1985 in the transaction with Ahmed Djibril [6 Israeli soldiers were exchanged prisoners in Lebanon against convicted terrorists in 1150 of very heavy prison sentences, including Kozo Okamoto].
The list of Israeli hostages rendered dead or missing is long and arduous: Ron Arad; fighters Giv'ati Yossi Fink and Rahamim Alshikh, the three captives Mount Dov Omar Sa'ouad, Benny Avraham and Avitan Ady; Nissim Toledano, Ilan Saadoun, Avi Sasportas, Yaron Chen, Arieh Frankental, Ohad Regev and Ehud Goldvasser. Apart Nahshon Waxman, the Government of Israel has tried to have them released in an exchange of prisoners in the same mode today he tries to cope with the captors of Gilad Shalit. None of these soldiers had the good fortune to come home. Until cursed
prisoner exchange with Ahmed Djibril, Israel's policy in such circumstances was quite different. The preferred option was the military raid even though it could sometimes tragically fail, as in the failed rescue of the children of Avivim (1972) or Maalot (1974). Sometimes, the operation could succeed as at Entebbe (1976). In general, the government refused to negotiate with the kidnappers and if negotiated, the price was reasonable as recommended by Jewish sources. To receive the corpses are made of corpses.
can absolutely say that the transaction with Djibril and mass release of terrorists that followed was the main catalyst for the outbreak of the first intifada (1987). The number of Israelis who were killed by these murderers released directly and indirectly by the influx of terrorism motivated by the presence of hundreds of terrorists scattered on the ground is much greater than the number of soldiers that had helped to liberate.
Ironically, 24 years after it was decided to release "at any price" our military hostages made it appears that our various governments have not managed to free one of them. In contrast, 2000 our citizens, men, women and children were cruelly murdered since.
course, the concept of "Life" induces the release of all terrorists imprisoned in Israel. This does not initiate a war operation, because war is inherently a negative thing. So in reality it is not really free our hostages "at any price." It is doubtful that the intention of the protesters for the release of Gilad is to induce massive bombing Gaza and cash convictions and international ostracized until Hamas to Gilad Libérat knee. Even power cut the Gaza Strip is a price the government of Israel can not afford for one of its soldiers taken hostage. When we say "at any price," it means all costs that will satisfy peaceful Shelly Yehimovitz (audios member of Knesset for the Labor Party and former presenter of a daily radio popular) and Four Mothers (mothers of the peace movement military for the IDF withdrawal from southern Lebanon until the year 2000) and that will shine the media image of politicians who take the initiative.
During the past 24 years, experience shows that those who desperately need to free Gilad assert any Price, de facto, condemn him to certain death. I would like nothing more than I am right in saying that. But the true meaning of "Life" is that there is "no cost". The assassins have understood that waiting patiently, they can only win. Plus they are cruel, inhuman and prevent the visits of the Red Cross and even if they execute the hostages and negotiate the return of his corpse, they get the ransom will only increase the Israelis.
Especially as the price that Israelis are not willing to pay does not include war. The imprisonment of terrorists (in conditions of rest home) does not disturb not the enemy too much. The optimal situation from their point of view is continuing the current situation, namely that Israel is humiliated and cracks more and more. If Gilad was released, it would, so why release Gilad?
"There's nothing worth dying for" John Lennon sang. This approach has taken root here in the First Lebanon War. The demonstration of 400,000 (a figure all that is more fantasy) [after Sabra and Shatila in September 1982], the associations of mothers and all the current liberal who has raised its head during this war have promoted these ideas postmodernists that the war is the absolute evil and all that's left to do is think in a different paradigm than the balance of power and things will work out for themselves.
animated film by Ari Folman, Waltz with Bashir, "which is a very good movie depicting the experience of that war, passed precisely this message. It is a senseless war without reason or purpose. J was young officer then activated and I can say that this was not the feeling of the soldiers who participated. It turns out that, as with all experiences endured in life, war is also seen through glasses brought from home.
Since the Lebanon War, the left placed on the nose of the people of Israel spectacles through which the war is illegitimate and reprehensible in any circumstances. From that moment this, to preserve the lives of soldiers has become a supreme value. After the exchange with Djibril, when the enemy has understood this, the chance to see an Israeli hostage alive has become negligible. Once the slogan "bring our troops home alive" became the watchword essentially no Israeli prisoner is returned alive.
It happened something exactly 24 years ago. The government of Israel has betrayed and abandoned to his American prison intelligence officer, Jonathan Pollard. A close relationship binds the government's full cooperation of Israel with the American administration in the imprisonment of our brother Yehonatan and our inability to bring our prisoners home. The people of Israel is one body, whether in the Land of Israel or outside. When infection of betrayal key part of this body, this extends to all members.
For information provided to us, Jonathan Pollard has been eliminated in 1981 the threat posed by Iraq's nuclear program. Why did he do that? Because we are Jews like him. But we have betrayed and thrown to the lions to the complex American louts defense that still can not identify their real enemies are and always surprising as September 11. We preferred to see us as Israelis and see him as a traitor American. When we turn our backs on our Jewish identity, we are no longer able to be faithful even in our Israeli identity .
Released on Arutz 7 on 02/07/2009, translated from Hebrew by Meir Ben-Hayoun
The chronic painful Israeli soldiers captured by terrorist organizations did not begin with Gilad Shalit. Except for Elhanan Tanenbaum who for reasons still unclear, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has put extreme pressures on his office and was stubborn to pay a ransom for his release crazy, note that the last time soldiers returned alive after an exchange of prisoners was in 1985 in the transaction with Ahmed Djibril [6 Israeli soldiers were exchanged prisoners in Lebanon against convicted terrorists in 1150 of very heavy prison sentences, including Kozo Okamoto].
The list of Israeli hostages rendered dead or missing is long and arduous: Ron Arad; fighters Giv'ati Yossi Fink and Rahamim Alshikh, the three captives Mount Dov Omar Sa'ouad, Benny Avraham and Avitan Ady; Nissim Toledano, Ilan Saadoun, Avi Sasportas, Yaron Chen, Arieh Frankental, Ohad Regev and Ehud Goldvasser. Apart Nahshon Waxman, the Government of Israel has tried to have them released in an exchange of prisoners in the same mode today he tries to cope with the captors of Gilad Shalit. None of these soldiers had the good fortune to come home. Until cursed
prisoner exchange with Ahmed Djibril, Israel's policy in such circumstances was quite different. The preferred option was the military raid even though it could sometimes tragically fail, as in the failed rescue of the children of Avivim (1972) or Maalot (1974). Sometimes, the operation could succeed as at Entebbe (1976). In general, the government refused to negotiate with the kidnappers and if negotiated, the price was reasonable as recommended by Jewish sources. To receive the corpses are made of corpses.
can absolutely say that the transaction with Djibril and mass release of terrorists that followed was the main catalyst for the outbreak of the first intifada (1987). The number of Israelis who were killed by these murderers released directly and indirectly by the influx of terrorism motivated by the presence of hundreds of terrorists scattered on the ground is much greater than the number of soldiers that had helped to liberate.
Ironically, 24 years after it was decided to release "at any price" our military hostages made it appears that our various governments have not managed to free one of them. In contrast, 2000 our citizens, men, women and children were cruelly murdered since.
course, the concept of "Life" induces the release of all terrorists imprisoned in Israel. This does not initiate a war operation, because war is inherently a negative thing. So in reality it is not really free our hostages "at any price." It is doubtful that the intention of the protesters for the release of Gilad is to induce massive bombing Gaza and cash convictions and international ostracized until Hamas to Gilad Libérat knee. Even power cut the Gaza Strip is a price the government of Israel can not afford for one of its soldiers taken hostage. When we say "at any price," it means all costs that will satisfy peaceful Shelly Yehimovitz (audios member of Knesset for the Labor Party and former presenter of a daily radio popular) and Four Mothers (mothers of the peace movement military for the IDF withdrawal from southern Lebanon until the year 2000) and that will shine the media image of politicians who take the initiative.
During the past 24 years, experience shows that those who desperately need to free Gilad assert any Price, de facto, condemn him to certain death. I would like nothing more than I am right in saying that. But the true meaning of "Life" is that there is "no cost". The assassins have understood that waiting patiently, they can only win. Plus they are cruel, inhuman and prevent the visits of the Red Cross and even if they execute the hostages and negotiate the return of his corpse, they get the ransom will only increase the Israelis.
Especially as the price that Israelis are not willing to pay does not include war. The imprisonment of terrorists (in conditions of rest home) does not disturb not the enemy too much. The optimal situation from their point of view is continuing the current situation, namely that Israel is humiliated and cracks more and more. If Gilad was released, it would, so why release Gilad?
"There's nothing worth dying for" John Lennon sang. This approach has taken root here in the First Lebanon War. The demonstration of 400,000 (a figure all that is more fantasy) [after Sabra and Shatila in September 1982], the associations of mothers and all the current liberal who has raised its head during this war have promoted these ideas postmodernists that the war is the absolute evil and all that's left to do is think in a different paradigm than the balance of power and things will work out for themselves.
animated film by Ari Folman, Waltz with Bashir, "which is a very good movie depicting the experience of that war, passed precisely this message. It is a senseless war without reason or purpose. J was young officer then activated and I can say that this was not the feeling of the soldiers who participated. It turns out that, as with all experiences endured in life, war is also seen through glasses brought from home.
Since the Lebanon War, the left placed on the nose of the people of Israel spectacles through which the war is illegitimate and reprehensible in any circumstances. From that moment this, to preserve the lives of soldiers has become a supreme value. After the exchange with Djibril, when the enemy has understood this, the chance to see an Israeli hostage alive has become negligible. Once the slogan "bring our troops home alive" became the watchword essentially no Israeli prisoner is returned alive.
It happened something exactly 24 years ago. The government of Israel has betrayed and abandoned to his American prison intelligence officer, Jonathan Pollard. A close relationship binds the government's full cooperation of Israel with the American administration in the imprisonment of our brother Yehonatan and our inability to bring our prisoners home. The people of Israel is one body, whether in the Land of Israel or outside. When infection of betrayal key part of this body, this extends to all members.
For information provided to us, Jonathan Pollard has been eliminated in 1981 the threat posed by Iraq's nuclear program. Why did he do that? Because we are Jews like him. But we have betrayed and thrown to the lions to the complex American louts defense that still can not identify their real enemies are and always surprising as September 11. We preferred to see us as Israelis and see him as a traitor American. When we turn our backs on our Jewish identity, we are no longer able to be faithful even in our Israeli identity .
On this day, Obama has declared war on the Jewish people, Zionism and the State of Israel and we say: Yes, we can too! We too can preserve our country in some of holiness is the price and we will not submit to your dictates! 
