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2007-04-09 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Hopes for release of 'West Bank Mandela'

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Posted by Seafarious 2007-04-09 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I've never been able to reconcile Israel's understandable and generally consistent realism in dealing with the sea of idiotic hostility that surrounds them with these prisoner exchanges.

Nice mark-up, Sea. Me wonders how widespread the opposition to such an insane move is. The words by the right-wing MK weren't particularly incendiary, considering that the subject is release of a convicted murderer and enemy of the state.

Posted by Verlaine 2007-04-09 01:16|| 2007-04-09 01:16|| Front Page Top

#2 I think it's worth a gamble. There seems to be no one competent in all of Palestine. Let him give it a shot. He can't add to the level of violence. Most likely he'll get killed. If not, well he'll be in Gaza which is roomier than an Israeli jail, it just doesn't have the amenities.

Posted by Penguin 2007-04-09 01:45|| 2007-04-09 01:45|| Front Page Top

#3 The Mandela comparison is apt. Mandela was an admitted terrorist bomber.

Otherwise, the comparison ends there. Fatah/Hamas aren't the South African Nationals.

Posted by phil_b 2007-04-09 03:06|| 2007-04-09 03:06|| Front Page Top

#4 A new contender for the Paleo throne---and the chance to split American support for Abbas. Lay in extra popcorn.

Posted by gromgoru 2007-04-09 03:12|| 2007-04-09 03:12|| Front Page Top

#5 Barghouti shouldn't be rotting in an Israeli jail; he should be rotting in an unmarked grave. He's a murdering bastard like most of the rest of the Paleos held in Israeli jails. The sooner Israel initiates the death penalty for these scumbags, the better. You did in Eichmann; these guys would do worse if they ever got the chance and have done as badly as they could manage. They deserve to die; it might teach the others a lesson and certainly couldn't make them hate you any worse.

Posted by Mac 2007-04-09 06:04|| 2007-04-09 06:04|| Front Page Top

#6 What, this guy found his humanity all of a sudden? Let him go and see how long it is before he loses it again.

Posted by gorb 2007-04-09 14:54|| 2007-04-09 14:54|| Front Page Top

#7 If you kill scum like this, there won't be any reason for the Paleos to kidnap Israelis in hope of a prisoner exchange. You also reduce your overhead and make room for more pieces of feces to occupy those cells - for a short time. It also sends a clear message that all life is sacred - except for those that wantonly take life. That's a lesson the US hasn't quite gotten yet.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2007-04-09 16:37|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2007-04-09 16:37|| Front Page Top

#8 Phil,

Let's remember one thing. South African apartheid was immoral. The Israeli occupation and later separation from the Gaza and the West Bank are justified and morally right.

Posted by Eric Jablow">Eric Jablow 2007-04-09 22:14|| 2007-04-09 22:14|| Front Page Top

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