Tuesday, August 01, 2006

reply to Ian Black - The Guardian

first, read this ...http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,1834637,00.html

My reply to him today.

I have to take issue with your equating the abduction of Israeli soldiers by Hamas and Hizbolla with Israeli actions is seeking, and arresting, "wanted men". If you need any single major point of difference, it is to be found in your own words. Israel knows who it is trying to capture, and has reasons for wanting those specific men. Hamas and Hizbolla want any Jew they can get their hands on. This is self-evident in the very first event that kicked off this sorry story. Hamas kidnapped an Israeli soldier AND a civilian on the same day. Sadly, the civilian was deemed to be "worthless" as a bargaining chip, so they murdered him (may his memory be a blessing).

Don't let your sense of "fair play" blind you to the facts. This isn't a game. We don't walk off the field afterwards saying "it matters not whether you win or lose, but how you play the game". This is a life-and-death struggle for the survival of Israel and its citizens against a vicious killer.