Olmert - facing more criticism
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, already under criticism for the handling of last year's invasion of Lebanon, faces more discontent over his plan to release 250 Palestinian terrorists.
Under the proposed deal, the terrorists would no longer be considered wanted by the Israeli government if they agree to cease their terrorist activities for three months.
In the first place, who in their right mind would take a terrorist at his word?
Secondly, even if they could be trusted to uphold their end of the bargain, he's talking about a mere three month hiatus. After which the terrorists, presumably, could maim again.
Many Israelis are appalled by this proposal. But sometimes its best to, not listen to the multitudes. Rather, the voice of one solitary opponent who can carry even more weight.
In this case, Olmert should be listening to Chana Bart, who is confined to a wheelchair because of a terrorist attack.
In a letter to Olmert, Bart wrote, ""I ask you, Mr. Prime Minister: Just because I was successful in remaining alive, therefore those wicked men who shot me should be released? I am bound to a wheelchair, and they should be able to walk around free and happy?"
It's a question the prime minister should answer. In person. And publicly.
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6 comments:
has he hit his head to many times they will never stop attacking israel get real.
Is the soldier they are still holding captive part of this deal too?
I wonder what the significance of 3 months respite is ( not that they have seen fit to abide by any other cease fire agreements, even amongst themselves). Olmert is beleaguered on all sides, is he trying to negotiate peace on at least one front, knowing that he may face an onslaught on another front?
I don't think there would be any guarantees that there would not be collateral damage when Hamas and Fatah renew their fight with each other.
Gotta love those good will gestures that put Israel at risk and in more danger than she's already in.
I'm sorry, is Ehud Olmert Israel's prime minister? Or is he working undercover for the Fatah faction?
Let's take a look at history (something Britain's not very good at) and see which path some of the prisoners with 'no blood on their hands' chose to follow once they were released.
Karim Ratteb Younis Awis – released in the context of a ‘good will gesture’:
* November 27, 2001: Carried out shooting attack near Afula, murdering Michal Mor and Noam Guzofsky.
* March 21, 2002: Dispatched a female suicide bomber to Jerusalem’s King George Street, murdering three Israelis, Yitzchak Cohen and Gadi and Tzipora Shemesh – 81 more were wounded.
Ramez Sali Abu Salim – released February 20, 2003:
* Just seven months after release, on September 9: Blew himself up at Jerusalem’s Caf Hillel, murdering David Shimon Avizdris, Yehiel Emil Toubol, Shafik Karem, Alon Mizrachi, Gila Moshe, Dr. David Yaakov Appelbaum and his daughter Nava – one the eve of her wedding.
(This one hits close to home because I know Dr. Appelbaum's relatives. They had all flown to Israel to participate in the wedding.)
Fuad Kawasme – released December 2002:
*Less than half a year later, on May 18, 2003, shot Kiryat Arba residents Gadi and Dina Levi to death near Gross Square in Hevron.
There's more. (you can google, released prisoners later carry out attacks.)
They all have a common theme: Wanna be terrorist that hasn't yet had the opportunity to cause wide scale grief and mourning to Israelie citizens, captured and imprisoned by Israelie soldiers, later released in an attempt to appease palestinian leaders, and soon after responsible for an attack that strips away their title of 'no blood on their hands'.
Good job Ehud.
Continue releasing prisoners without solid promises of anything in return.
Continue releasing prisoners while Gilad Shalit and Ehud Goldwasser are still held in captivity.
Continue releasing prisoners while victims of their previous actions have to suffer watching the men that ruined their lives roam free in the streets.
How dare you?
Why is Boaz Frankel missusing his red hat and going from room to room invisable? .And going into rooms with the hat on intimidating people?
Boaz again has been caught using his red name to spy or bounce people from rooms. Isn't he the cutest little weasel on the block? He's still a nice guy for the E-mails he sends, and once a nice guy, never a bad guy. He's snuggled up to Kaboom, and Karma, so we've renamed him Koaz, therein creating ---
And here, today, 7/20/07 we see that this prisoner release has been done.
What appeasement madness would possess the leader of a nation to release 200+ prisoners (known to engage in terrorism)and (as if the whole matter isn't ridiculous enough) not even to have insisted in this so-called "bargain" that
the Israeli soldiers being held captive be released beforehand!
This is a dangerous precedent to set (and it's been done once before already). IF appeasement worked, the Olmert govt. would long since have seen its results. But history DOES teach us (ala the Neville Chamberlain debacle), that appeasement only strengthens the determination of nazis/fascists/terrorists that crime does pay!
How demoralizing for the I.D.F. to have an insane prime minister who is virtually insuring that future hostage-taking will continue (as this crime pays), and to know that NOTHING will be done to help them, but ONLY the TERRORISTS that they fight so hard to defend the nation against.
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