Israel – Rabbi Ya’akov Ariel of Ramat Gan said Friday that he hoped the deal to release 1,027 security prisoners for abducted soldier Gilad Shalit was made purely on its practical merits.
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Interviewed by Arutz Sheva’s Hebrew service, he said that while the Talmud warns against paying a certain price to ransom captive Jews as an incentive for more abductions, it also demands that committments to free captives must be honored and that “a Jewish soldier is worth 2,000 non-Jews.”
Rabbi Ariel said the question was whether those released would return to terror, a question rabbis are not qualified to answer. He noted that it took Israeli governments five years to reach this decision.
At last, a rav who acknowledges that rabbonim are not competent to make judgements on issues of national security and geopolitical decisions. For that alone he has my respect although I don’t agree with the outcome of setting these terrorists free from jail.
I wonder if the families of terror victims agree. Mayb if israel wouldn’t negotiate with those animal galid would be the last Korban
this deal makes israel look very weak in the worlds eyes
Listen, release as many terrorists as it takes to get back Israelis. Only thing is, before you release them, microchip them (put them out to do it). Then track them and let them lead you to the wolf’s lair. Could also put time released poison in the them so they drop dead 48 – 72 hours after they are released. Good ideas right?
Negotiate with them and then kill them.
No mercy to the enemy. Kill the terrorists. Or lie to them like they do to us.