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Heroes to Palestinians, but Killers to Israelis: They Now Go Free
(Wall Street Journal) Summer Said - More than 1,700 Palestinians are expected to be freed over the 42-day ceasefire in return for 33 hostages - some no longer alive - held by Hamas and its allies. Israelis across the political spectrum, even if they support the ceasefire deal, have been stung by the price of freeing those held hostage. Palestinians consider many of the prisoners to be freedom fighters for the national cause. The release of Palestinian prisoners is expected to give Hamas a public-relations boost. "The fact that Hamas, in spite of everything else, managed to achieve the release of a relatively big number of prisoners, this is a big plus for Hamas," said Ghassan Khatib, a lecturer at Birzeit University in the West Bank.