Daily Archives: October 12, 2011

Gilad Shalit: Israel Succumbs to Ransom

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/10720#.TpWVB5sr2so When Israel succumbs to the ransom demanded by a regime which has kidnapped a citizen of the free world, that creates a precedent that will reverberate across the globe. Despite their desire to see Cpl....

Strategic Notes on the Gilad Shalit Prisoner Exchange

http://pajamasmedia.com/barryrubin/2011/10/12/strategic- notes-on-the-gilad-prisoner-exchange/?singlepage=true There are some substantial misunderstandings on the nature of the Gilad Shalit exchange deal. I should stress that the list of those Palestinian prisoners being given in exchange for him has not yet been...

Anatomy of a deal

http://www.ynetnews.com/Ext/Comp/ArticleLayout/ CdaArticlePrintPreview/1,2506,L-4134431,00.html The military impasse, the stands taken by the Shin Bet and the Mossad, Hamas elasticizing its stance, the Arab Spring and the Palestinian bid in the UN - all of these contributed to Prime...