[Eleutheria5]

My deal would have been better.

[GAB-1955]

The Palestinians didn’t get all they wanted, but they got enough to make snatching the next Israeli solider worth trying. One swap every five years seems to be the pace.

[Ancesthntr]

My deal would be that Israel takes and annexes 1 square km every day until Shalit and ALL other hostages are released unharmed. Make kidnapping harmful to the animals instead of rewarding them.

[rdcbn]

I think the Israelis expect hostilities in the very near future and have calculated it’s better to have these guys out on the loose where they can be dealt with when the shooting starts instead of safe in prison.

[rdcbn]

I think the Israelis expect hostilities in the very near future and have calculated it’s better to have these guys out on the loose where they can be dealt with when the shooting starts instead of safe in prison.

[Uri’el-2012]

"Kahane was right"

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Reward criminal acts, and you get more of them.

[Pan_Yans Wife]

Prayers for Gilad Shalit and his family.

[Cheburashka]

...but because for once, just this once, this is a deal that we can live with – barely.

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Don't worry. As soon as Shalit is released (if he even is released) Hamas will grab another Israeli soldier and start the negotiating process all over again. Expect to be doing this perpetually, or until you accept that you can't get your prisoners back without either a crushing victory over Hamas or unacceptable truckling to Hamas. The latter is what you're doing now.

[Shqipo]

My deal from Day 1: Shut off the water, electricity, and fod deliveries to Gaza until the hostage is returned. Bibi is making a big mistake here.