April 8, 2007
FREE TERRORISTS (INCLUDING BARGHOUTI) SO THEY CAN MURDER MORE JEWS

Today as I prepared for the Chag I listened the Reshet Bet radio network. The topic of the day: Should the Israeli Government free terrorists who have killed Israelis, including Marwan Barghouti who was convicted on five counts of murder and sentenced to five consecutive life terms, in order to secure the release of Gilad Shalit who was kidnapped over ten months ago. Without Barghouti there is no deal!!

The commentator spoke with public figures and victims of terror regarding the topic of the day. These discussions went on for about five hours. Several public figures, including Rafi Eitan, Binyamin Ben Eliezer and others said the Israeli government must do everything to insure Gilad Shalit’s release, even if it means freeing Barghouti.

Other officials argued against freeing any terrorists with blood on their hands. To free terrorists will only encourage the enemy to kidnap more soldiers. Victims of terror, families who lost loved ones in terror attacks are against freeing terrorists. Barghouti was apprehended, tried in a court of law, convicted and sentenced for his crimes. End of story! What gives anyone the right to decide that he should be released. What would he do with his freedom? Why kill more Jews of course!! One man who lost three members of his family in a drive by shooting planned by Barghouti cannot understand why anyone would even considers releasing him. What must these families do to convince the government not to release Barghouti? Must they take justice into their own hands?

After Pesach several groups are planning demonstrations against releasing terrorists. I’ll be standing with the protesters. Antisemitism is on the rise worldwide. The Europeans would love to finish the job they started 65 years ago. The nut job in Iran is threatening to wipe Israel off the map. We are surrounded by enemies and our so-called allies are not chomping at the bit to save us. This is not the time to release anyone who has been plotting to kill us and who killed five innocent Jews.

This is not only about a kidnapped soldier. This is about Am Yisrael. By releasing Barghouti we will be responsible for the death of untold numbers of innocent Jews who will fall victim to terror attacks orchestrated by a freed Barghouti.

The same day that Shalit was kidnapped and other soldiers murdered our government should have sent the army into Gaza to find him. They should have remained there until he was found. The same holds for Goldwasser and Regev in Lebanon. They were kidnapped and a war began that was not supposed to end until our soldiers were found. Mismanagement of the war and cowardice on the part of the government caused that failure. Now the government wants to right its wrong by endangering the lives of its citizens by releasing killers so they can kill again.

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is in danger of losing his position. He is involved in several scandals that hopefully will force him to resign. He will probably be charged by the Attorney General and will be forced to appear in a court of law to answer charges regarding several illegal activities. In addition, he is responsible for the mismanagement of the Second Lebanon War and Israel’s inability to win that war. He is desperate for any kind of “victory” that will save his political career. He is more than willing to release Barghouti and any other murderer in order to “possibly” free Gilad Shalit. He totally disregards the fact that by releasing Barghouti he will be signing the death warrant for innocent Israelis who will be targeted by the very murderers that he releases from prison.

Barghouti and all the other terrorists in prison are incarcerated because they were duly convicted in a court of law. By releasing these murderers Olmert will be placing himself above the courts and above the law. The citizens of Israel should not let this happen!! Olmert is fond of saying that Israel is a state that is governed by the rule of law. The law has spoken by incarcerating these murderers. Who is he to challenge it?