No, it sounds to me like a Palestinian (and other Arabs if you read the comments) looking in the mirror and not liking what he sees in his own people.
A rare moment of introspection. Perhaps one of the consequences of an Iraqi democracy to the Arabic world is that they might finally start to see truths they have always tried to avoid emotionally.
Dead pool anyone?
Dead pool anyone?
I’d say the deal is having a small but desired effect. The deal wasn’t just to free Shalit. It was to start a dialogue with Hamas, to punish the PLO/PA politically, to embarass the PLO/PA and to drive a splinter between PLO and Hamas, and hopefully to get Hamas to modify its position and to get PLO to either soften or harden its position (either way is good for Israel).
There was a lot more than just freeing one man going on. Change is a constant in the middle east, Israel learns to adapt.