(Commentary) Jonathan S. Tobin - Mass rallies and celebrations are being planned in Ramallah to celebrate the freedom of those who were convicted of mass murders. As the New York Times reports: Those being freed include a mastermind of the 2001 bombing of a Jerusalem pizzeria, those involved in the 2001 bombing of a Tel Aviv nightclub that killed 21 people and a suicide bombing a year later of a Netanya hotel in which 29 died. What ought to be discussed is the upside-down ethos of Palestinian political culture in which the spilling of Jewish blood grants the killer not only absolution but also heroic status. Rather than ask why Israel is willing to trade so many terrorists for one soldier, the world should be asking why the Palestinians are cheering the release of sociopaths.
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