Israel/Palestine
In reply to the discussion: Israeli gov distances itself from PR chief in charge of running [View all]Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)Are you asking me if I think those 26 are heroes? I don't. And you know what? I doubt anyone else does, either.
So you ask, why the celebration? Well, that's a fair question. The celebration isn't so much directed at the 26 individuals involved. Rather it's directed at the notion that Israel is releasing these people from prison at all. These just happen to be the people who got out. They could be in there for chewing gum or for eating someone's face, either way I guarantee you their release would be celebrated not because of the individuals but because of the political meaning of it.
Now, here's a funny thing. Know who decided to release these 26? Know who looked over a list of over a thousand names and said "let's let these guys go"? it wasn't me. It wasn't any of the anti-Zionists chafing your ass. It wasn't Mahmoud Abbas, it wasn't Nasrallah, it wasn't Ahmedinejad, Pat Buchanan, Greta Berlin, Adolph Hitler, or any of the other handful of names you actually know. It was the government of Israel. Obviously Israel must disagree with you about these guys. Israel looked at these 26 and put them at the top of the list for release. Of course Israel is also the party that released the details about what they were convicted of. One wonders if there's a connection there. At any rate... Israel has judged that these 26 are fit and wonderful men, and welcomed their release as much as anyone else.
Sadly, you disagree with this decision by Israel. at least, it looks this way. You are looking at Israel, letting some nasty murderers go after holding them for twenty years or more and you feel... what? Anger? Disappointment? Rage? I'm curious, Shira, what's going through your head on this?