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Sunday, December 14, 2008

Ya'alon tells the truth about prisoner swaps

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Prisoner swaps are DANGEROUS. It is bad politics to tell the truth, as Tzip Livni tried to do, but people have to know the truth. We can be thankful that someone besides Tzipi Livni had the courage to tell the truth. Everyone understands this except the most cynical demagogues and the most irresponsible airheads. This must not be a political issue.
 
Ami Isseroff
 
Last update - 13:01 14/12/2008       
Ya'alon: Every prisoner swap encourages more kidnappings
By Haaretz Service
 
Former IDF chief of staff Moshe Ya'alon on Sunday criticized recent calls to broker the release of abducted Israel Defense Forces soldier Gilad Shalit "at any price", saying such calls were not appropriate, adding that previous prisoner exchanges encouraged additional kidnappings.
 
Ya'alon explained his hesitance to comment on the matter by saying that in past prisoner exchanges "we have backed ourselves into a corner, where every deal we make encourages kidnappings. In addition, those murderers who we release, go on to murder more Israelis."
 
Ya'alon told Army Radio the issue of returning Shalit "must remain above politics, and I am wary of making statements on the issue."
 
Ya'alon's added that he agreed with Kadima Chair Tzipi Livni, who caught fire last Thursday for saying it isn't possible to bring every IDF soldier home.
 
Livni on Friday clarified her remarks, saying she meant that freeing Gilad Shalit was not a question of political will.
 
"It sounded as if the question of freeing Gilad Shalit depends on whether we want to [do so] or not. Absolutely not... I want to clarify that the question is whether it is possible or not," said Livni, speaking to Israel Radio."
 
The foreign minister, who is also the Kadima chairwoman, insisted that she wants every Israel Defense Forces soldier to return home.


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