The price a society is willing to pay for one life might be the truest example of its character. This week after a long campaign, too long in mine opinion. Gilad Shalit was realeased in exchange for over 1,000 palesintian prisoners! Now if we could only do that math with my bank account..
Like many I felt that this set a dangerous precedent and risks Israels future sucurity. And what of the familys who love ones has been killed by these prisoners who were supposed to be serving life sentences….
But in a country where everyone serves..I thought about other young soliders, two came to mind instantly.. Young Americans like myself, who stayed in Israel when I returned home. One, a beautiful blond ,who loves to laugh and could befriend anyone. The other, a free spirit to her core, willing to try anything and brave enough to move to Israel all on her own. Their lives would be worth the trade.
Point being I don’t know what the future will bring, I need to polish my crystal ball, and while my symapthy goes to those who lost love ones in violent acts committed by these prisoners, the life of the living is more important than justice for the dead. Maybe we should never have to choose between the two, but we did and now we should stand by our desicion with full confidence. Besides if that guy in california is correct the world is ending tonight and none of it is going to matter.
