Aaron Lerner slaat de spijker op zijn kop in onderstaand commentaar.
De kans dat de in 2006 door Hezbollah ontvoerde soldaten nog leven wordt klein geacht. Toch lijkt Israël bereid om 5 Libanese gevangenen, waaronder een terrorist (Samir Kuntar) die vier keer levenslang heeft gekregen voor het koelbloedig vermoorden van 4 leden van een Israëlisch gezin, inclusief kinderen, vrij te laten in ruil voor de soldaten - of hun lichamen.
Hezbollah weigert uitsluitsel te geven over het feit of ze nog leven, en waarschijnlijk blijkt dit pas op het moment dat zij - of hun lichamen - aan Israël worden overgedragen. Israël zou uitsluitsel hierover als voorwaarde voor verdere onderhandelingen moeten stellen, en Kuntar alleen vrijlaten wanneer zij nog leven, of zelfs helemaal niet, want oorspronkelijk zou hij alleen worden vrijgelaten in ruil voor informatie over de sinds 1987 vermiste Ron Arad.
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Weekly Commentary: Bodies for bodies - lives for lives
Dr. Aaron Lerner
Dr. Aaron Lerner
Date: 29 May 2008
It is intuitive.
Yes. And it is painful.
But it is a policy that would ultimately both save lives and put an end to the torturously nightmarish situation of uncertainty that the families of our captured soldiers frequently endure.
Bodies for bodies.
Lives for lives.
No exceptions.
If you are planning to capture an Israeli to swap you damn well better make sure he doesn't die during the operation or later in captivity.
The kind of operation that unavoidably wounded IDF soldiers Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev as they were taken captive in July 2006 would not have been carried out in the first place if the terrorists knew they were taking a big risk that their efforts would ultimately only yield a body swap.
The nation's hearts go out to the families of the POW/MIA's, but the families of future kidnapping targets also have rights.
Trading live terrorists for bodies could very well mean the unnecessary death of future targets.
Yes. The nation has an obligation to return its soldiers - both living and dead.
But its obligation to prevent future unnecessary deaths takes precedence.
Yes. And it is painful.
But it is a policy that would ultimately both save lives and put an end to the torturously nightmarish situation of uncertainty that the families of our captured soldiers frequently endure.
Bodies for bodies.
Lives for lives.
No exceptions.
If you are planning to capture an Israeli to swap you damn well better make sure he doesn't die during the operation or later in captivity.
The kind of operation that unavoidably wounded IDF soldiers Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev as they were taken captive in July 2006 would not have been carried out in the first place if the terrorists knew they were taking a big risk that their efforts would ultimately only yield a body swap.
The nation's hearts go out to the families of the POW/MIA's, but the families of future kidnapping targets also have rights.
Trading live terrorists for bodies could very well mean the unnecessary death of future targets.
Yes. The nation has an obligation to return its soldiers - both living and dead.
But its obligation to prevent future unnecessary deaths takes precedence.
Dr. Aaron Lerner, Director IMRA (Independent Media Review & Analysis)
(Mail POB 982 Kfar Sava)
Website: http://www.imra.org.il
(Mail POB 982 Kfar Sava)
Website: http://www.imra.org.il
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