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Davids Comment:     Hizbollah Rejoices While Israel Mourns
On Wednesday morning the State of Israel once again broke the golden rule of not negotiating with terrorists and made what may well turn out to be a fatal mistake for many more of its citizens.  The weak left wing Israeli government went ahead against the advice of its own military leaders and exchanged 199 dead Hizbollah terrorists and 5 live ones, included an demon possessed animal who killed a father in from of his 4 year old daughter, before smashing her skull against a rock with the butt of his rifle.  He has been in prison for 29 years and has never expressed any sorrow for his inhumane actions.  The opposite is the case  - he has sworn to return to terrorism if  he was ever released.
And now he is released  ...........

Israel needs to learn a lesson from her enemy on the northern border, Hizbollah.  For two years the leaders of Hizbollah never gave an inch in respect of the 2 kidnapped IDF soldiers. Even up until the last minute Hizbollah gave no ground in letting the families know if their sons were alive or dead and in contravention of the Geneva Convention they did even not allow the Red Cross to visit the prisoners.  We still have no idea at what point over the last two years since they were kidnapped, were they alive or dead.

By contrast, Israel has totally surrended to Hizbollah's demands and released 205 enemies for 2.   I have a lesser problem exchanging equal numbers, but Israel's enemies make outrageous demands and Israel bows down to them.  Hamas is demanding that Israel release more than 1000 prisoners in exchange for Gilad Shalit.  We all want to see Gilad safely back home, but not at that price.  Today's tragic error is just another kick in the guts to the people of Israel.  Please dont misunderstand me  -  I do feel deeply for the families of the kidnapped soldiers.  Our own two sons have been in the same areas where the kidnappings occured, but no-one in Israel is naive enough to be unaware of the
realities and the dangers, or that it can be costly to defend ones right to exist.

Praise the Lord, some of our leaders still have a correctly functioning brain.  Here is what MK Yuval Steinitz publically stated,  "We have become the only country in the West and perhaps in the entire world, which is ready to release terrorist murderers in exchange for bodies and body parts," he remarked. "This is a dangerous precedent… and I must say that the entire country has derailed."   "Even in difficult situations, there remain principles. And our leadership…must lead, and not be led by the public or by the media, and not even by the families of the POW's.  And when you lead, there are long term factors of national security to be taken into consideration.  "A prize was awarded today to terrorism. It reflects a general policy of surrender to Hizbullah and to Hamas in Gaza. We have given Hamas a de facto authorization to continue to rearm and build itself into a Hizbullah II in Gaza," Steinitz concluded.

And former Defense Minister Moshe Arens echoed the anti-swap deal sentiment, declaring the decision to release the terrorists a "complete lack of judgement" and calling the Olmert cabinet's deal a "mistake that is forbidden to make," as it encourages the enemy to kidnap more soldiers.  Another family member of a terror victim, the mother of one of Samir Kuntar's four victims, expressed outrage at the release her son's killer and other murderers, calling it a "disgrace."   Nina Keren, mother of Dani Haran, of the four Jewish victims of Kuntar's 1979 cross-border murder spree, said that she "could not stop crying" when she heard the news that her son's killer will be freed.  Keren said that releasing terrorists with blood on their hands is a "big mistake", warning reporters Tuesday that Samir Kuntar will kill more Jews once he is released back into Lebanon, echoing Kuntar's own vow to resume his terrorist activities against Israelis once freed.

Now that the exchange is a done deal, we are all greater danger of being kidnapped.  Hizbollah, Hamas, Al Quaida and other terror groups have seen today that kidnappings pay off. Even as the exchange was taking place, all Israeli tourists in Sinai were instructed to return to Israel immediately due to intelligence information about plans to kidnap Israeli tourists.

As can be seen by the state of Israel's current head, Ehud Olmert, the whole nation is in a sorry state. The Zionist spirit seems to have died.  The " never again " declaration that was heard for several decades referring to the manner in which 6 million Jews went like sheep to the slaughter in the Nazi camps, seems to have been forgotten.  Many Israelis actually apologise for existing. However there is an interesting explanation that we want to share with you in next weeks comment.  Look out for the guest comment next week - Does Israel Suffer From "Battered Woman Syndrome"?   by  Dena Gewenter

The Lord bless you as you bless Israel by standing in defense of her right to exist on the land given to the Jewish people by the God of Israel Lets pray that Israel will turn back to their God.  Do not be silent, but share this with your fellow Christians, share it with your pastors, and with anyone you have a chance to speak to. Lets also pray for that breakthrough to the Muslims,  and please remember to pray for our son Jordan, and all of his fellow soldiers in the IDF.
Shabbat Shalom ...  David & Josie