They say that the greatest mitz'vah of all is redeeming the captives. That is not so, as the medieval rabbi of Rothenburg demonstrated with his own life. He knew that ransoming him would lead to endless kidnapping of Jews for profit, so he forbade his followers from ransoming him. He died in prison.
Bibi has the fate of the nation on his shoulders, and remembers well the result of the Gilad Shalit deal: the release of Sinwar, who went on to perpetrate the October 7 massacre. If we are serious about "Never again", the hostage families must be politely ignored, and Hamas dismantled. The only acceptable deal involves the release of all Israeli hostages unconditionally.
They say that the greatest mitz'vah of all is redeeming the captives. That is not so, as the medieval rabbi of Rothenburg demonstrated with his own life. He knew that ransoming him would lead to endless kidnapping of Jews for profit, so he forbade his followers from ransoming him. He died in prison.
Bibi has the fate of the nation on his shoulders, and remembers well the result of the Gilad Shalit deal: the release of Sinwar, who went on to perpetrate the October 7 massacre. If we are serious about "Never again", the hostage families must be politely ignored, and Hamas dismantled. The only acceptable deal involves the release of all Israeli hostages unconditionally.