Releasing terrorists in exchange for hostages comes at a heavy price - opinion
A hostage deal might be the most humanitarian, morally necessary thing in the world, but it also may be the most disastrous thing Israel can do.
AFTER HIS release from Hamas captivity in 2011, Gilad Schalit hugs his father, Noam, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks on. The issue of releasing terrorists for hostages poses an agonizing dilemma for Israel, the writer states. (photo credit: GOVERNMENT PRESS OFFICE)ByDAVID M. WEINBERGUpdated: