Please let me make a small change:
They should have placed the Hezbollah prisoners in their coffins right SEVERAL MONTHS before the exchange to make the swap even.
If they died inside those coffins, Israel would simply say, "We had no idea it was going to take so long". It would be at least as sincere as Hezbolla's cruel vagueness which has allowed the families to hold out hope for more than 2 years.
Of course, we all know the condemnation that would reign down on Israel for doing the same thing the Hezzies have done.
Yeah, we do.
So?
The important sign, the one that indicates that it's time to start the evacuation, is that the Israelis CARE. THAT is just bizarre.