'Expelling prisoners is... unethical'!
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit (pictured) ripped Israel on Wednesday for its insistence that some of the hundreds of terrorists that it plans to release in exchange for kidnapped IDF corporal Gilad Shalit must be expelled from Judea, Samaria and Gaza. Aboul Gheit also insists that he can guarantee that they'll be 'good boys.' Israel's insistence on expelling the terrorists is apparently holding up a deal. Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit blasted Israel on Wednesday, saying that while most of the issues regarding a prisoner exchange with Hamas have been resolved, Israeli insistence that some of the inmates be expelled from the West Bank or the Gaza Strip was "something which is neither ethical nor humane," the London-based newspaper, Al-Hayat reported.Maybe Bermuda will take them. For a price.
"A number of prisoners which Israel will release have already been agreed upon, and in fact the stages of their release have been concluded," he told the paper. "In addition, a number of other arrangements have been concluded."
"Talks between Egypt and Israel on this subject [require] Israel to change its conditions and accept Egyptian logic," the foreign minister continued. "We are able to guarantee that those who are released will not harm the security of Israel following their release. We have taken it upon ourselves, but the Israelis are insisting that they be expelled, and this is unacceptable."
Kidnapping soldiers from their bases and holding them incommunicado for three years is unethical. Demanding the release of hundreds of terrorist murderers in exchange for kidnapped soldiers is unethical. Trying to save the lives of your countrymen by at least ensuring that the terrorists cannot return to terror is highly ethical. (Note that I am not passing on the ethics of the exchange, but most of you know already that I oppose it).
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 9:16 PM
2 Comments:
I oppose it too... but if terrorists must be released for Shalit, then they must go as far away from Israel as possible for the rest of their lives.
Or no deal!
I would suggest a new reality show for these guys. . . .survivor Antartica.
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