Noam Shalit steps up the rhetoric
Noam Shalit, the father of kidnapped IDF corporal Gilad Shalit, has criticized Prime Minister Netanyahu for 'abusing' his son. Noam Shalit, father of captive IDF soldier Gilad Shalit, called on Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Saturday night to "stop abusing" his son.It's not a question of 'supply and demand.' How many Israeli lives - military and civilian - does Mr. Shalit think his son's life is worth? For those who missed it, go back to the Caroline Glick video I posted on Sunday morning and see what she has to say about this. What will Noam Shalit say to the families of 100-200 victims (minimum) who will die - God forbid - in exchange for his son's release if Hamas gets their way?
During a rally in Rishon Letzion to pressure the government into releasing hundreds of Hamas prisoners in exchange for his son, Shalit said, "A captive IDF soldier is not a piece of real estate whose price is determined according to supply and demand."
To paraphrase Noam Shalit, it's that simple.
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 6:22 PM
5 Comments:
If Noam Shalit keeps up the rhetoric, there will come to a point that it will backfire, am I correct?
Are the Israelis losing interest in Gilad? Or are they demanding no or smaller trade for Gilad? In other words, the more that Hamas demanded, the lower that Israel offers and the more Israelis support the lower offers? Just wondering
Carl - off topic, Michael J. Totten is in Israel. Maybe you can give him an education.
Noam Shalit's son is not more important than the rest of Israel. Its revealing he criticizes the Prime Minister instead of putting the blame for the captivity of his son on Hamas as it should be. He needs to demand the world and Israel put more pressure on Hamas to secure his release. Setting thousands of dangerous terrorists free will cost hundreds of Jews their lives and undermine Israel's deterrence. We all feel for him but sometimes even a ransom demand is too high a price to pay for one Jew's freedom.
good article...and...Gilad will eventually be freed in not too distant future
as for the terror victims, they are dead forever
Norman, you nailed it. He's turning his son's being held hostage by terrorist thugs into an internal political issue. What a disgrace. I can't imagine the anguish he is going through, but really... he needs to put the blame squarely where it belongs - on Hamas and the world community that turns a blind eye to their inhumanity and barbarism.
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