Now that the details of the prisoner swap between Israel and the Palestinians have been made public, the exchange should provide an education for those in the West who think the Palestinians are the "good guys".
Basically, Israel exchanged 5 prisoners for the bodies of two Israeli soldiers, Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev, who had been abducted two years ago. The soldiers, plus one other, who is still held by Hezbollah (if not already killed), had became a cause celeb among Israelis, who had prayed with their families for their safe return. Instead, what Israel received were two coffins containing the bodies of the soldiers-who, it is believed, were captured alive.
How cynical, how sadistic of Hezbollah.
Meanwhile, who did Israel release to the Palestinians? Most notable was Samir Kantar, a Lebanese who had been imprisoned for the 1979 murder of an Israeli family, in which the father was killed before the eyes of his 4-year-old daughter, subsequent to which, Kantar killed the girl by smashing her skull with a rifle butt.
None of which matters to the Palestinian public which has greeted this animal's release with celebrations and a red carpet welcome home.
Leaving aside the question of why Israel should engage in these prisoner exchanges, which seem to invite more kidnappings, this should highlight the evil of Hezbollah and the mis-directed sympathies of Palestinians. If this animal, Kantar, is a hero to the Palestinian populace, what does that say about the Palestinians?
For several decades, they have hitched their wagon to hijackers, terrorists, and other assorted murderers to further their cause.
Those who sympathize with the Palestinians or see shades of gray in this conflict, should pay close attention to this latest "exchange", in which Israelis exchange imprisoned murderers for the bodies of their dead soldiers and citizens.
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