Getting Gilad..."} 86:{"position":44,"content":"Sir, – The ineptitude of our government boggles the mind."} 87:{"position":45,"content":"According to numerous reports, Israel is ready to release 1,000 terrorists – many with blood on their hands – in exchange for Gilad Schalit (“Noam Schalit to Netanyahu: You do not have the right to sentence Gilad to death,” June 27). Yielding to Hamas’s demands will only result in more terrorists launching their grisly deeds, knowing that if captured they will be released in a prisoner exchange."} 88:{"position":46,"content":"Demonstrations, camp-ins, mass-marches, pleas to foreign governments, petitions and media denunciations exhorting Hamas to release the young soldier have all proved futile during the five years of his captivity, and will continue to prove futile. The only way to release Schalit is to make life so difficult for Hamas that Hamas will be forced to let him go."} 89:{"position":47,"content":"Three methods suggest themselves: 1. For every day Schalit is imprisoned, the air force should destroy three or four tunnels crossing between Egypt and Gaza. Hamas is dependent upon them for supplies (and for taxes from the tunnel operators) and would barely survive their destruction."} 8a:{"position":48,"content":"2. Stop sending supplies from Israel to Hamas. Cut off all shipments of food, fuel and other essentials. Stop allowing UNWRA, foreign funds and aid in Israel to reach Gaza. Our aim should be to weaken Hamas, not strengthen it! 3. Impose on captured terrorists the same conditions that Hamas has imposed on Schalit. This would cause the Palestinian prisoners’ families to riot."} 8b:{"position":49,"content":"The harder we make life for Hamas, the earlier will be Gilad’s release!"} 8c:{"position":50,"content":"
ELIEZER WHARTMAN
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July 3: Handling flotillas

Handling flotillas; Lior and rights; Battle was worth it; Getting Gilad...; ...or an education.