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Palestinian Prisoner Release - Here We Go Again
(Jerusalem Post) Herb Keinon - At the end of the day, with all the pain and agony that it entails, Israel will release Palestinian terrorists who murdered scores of innocent people. And these murderers will be hailed as heroes in Hebron and Ramallah and Jenin. Parades will be held in their honor, flowers thrown at the bus carrying them home, poems written about their "glorious" exploits. It matters how they are received. It sets tone and atmosphere. It says something about our peacemaking partners. The Palestinians, backed by the world, consistently demand that Israel build up their confidence. But how about Israeli confidence? What is being done to rebuild an Israeli confidence trampled by the Second Intifada and stomped upon by the thousands of rockets that fell on Israel after it withdrew from Gaza in 2005? If the Palestinians are indeed serious about the upcoming round of talks, they need to not celebrate the release of terrorists who threw petrol bombs into buses and incinerated innocent men, women and children.