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In photos: 'Israel Lebanon Prisoner Exchange'

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By James Wray Jul 16, 2008, 15:48 GMT

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someonecaresJul 16th, 2008 - 17:15:10

I kept hoping the Israeli soldiers would come back alive, but what can be expected from an organization using cruel and horrible acts against innocent people in order to get whatever they want.
I hope everyone can see now Hezbolla for what it really is.
Somebody has to stop them.

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SickenedJul 16th, 2008 - 17:19:22

Why are there no pictures showing these sickening Hezbollah signs from the exchange?:


(from the NPR . org article)(emphasis added)

Unfortunately, those disgusting signs tell us too much about what the terrorists' believe plays well with too many Arabs; you would NEVER see such a sickening display in Israel - even with the greater degree of freedom to dissent there.

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James StoertzJul 16th, 2008 - 17:21:49

For this to have been a 'fair' trade, Israel should have returned prisoners who were also dead. What would the Drive-By Media think then?

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MineuJul 16th, 2008 - 17:32:04

I never thought that I would see the day that I would actually want capital punishment. These terrorist deserve it. They should never be released. How many more Israeli and innocent Lebonese will die from the hands of these murderers.

Olmert just feeds their egos and that makes them stronger and bolder. Something has to be done. The next leader of Israel has their work cut out for them. And they should get rid of Olmert as fast as they can before he destroys the country. He is a bigger threat to the security of Israel than
Syria, Iran and Hezobollah put together.

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lebanese79Jul 16th, 2008 - 18:31:51

hey all.. it's the war,, and those are soldiers ,,so it's allright if they were dead,, but what do u talk about childrens , and womens in qana( south lebanon),, and all the masacares of the israeli army??
we love life ,,and we won't let israelis come back to our land ,, otherwise they will go back to israel like those two soldiers ...

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PointOfViewJul 16th, 2008 - 22:13:49

They are all soldiers as our friends said. If you want to talk about terrorists, then the terrorists are those who killed the inncocent. Those who killed the elderly, women, and children deliberately. Remember two summers ago when the Israeli Army (And I say it again, Israeli Army, not Israelis, and not those in Israel hoping for peace) used to target houses in north lebanon in which groups of families found shelter from the brutual airforce bombing which aimed at wiping out people and nothing else. Not 1 house, not 2, not 3, but thousands where destroyed flat. So dont tell me by mistake!

All I ask is try to remember or research at least before you post anything, or take sides, else you be so ignorant and nieve. And dont look at 2 soldiers in a coffin, that is so shortsighted my friend. Or, if you want to look at it from this point, then look at 2 soldiers in a coffin, but then again look at tens of other soldiers from the other side in coffins too. How many families suffered? Which side suffered the most? I am not in favour of looking at it from thise point of view as I will be walking blind just like you.

Sorry if I sounded rude, but these are the facts. Solider killing soldier is no terroist. You really make me laugh.

Peace. Peace. Peace.

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hershey kissesJul 21st, 2008 - 08:14:55

Alright Lebanese93 and Point of View here\'s the research and numbers:

Terrorism in Israel has raised 30 percent since the Oslo accord (eretzyisroel.org). Terrorists engage in actions with the goal of killing innocent civilians.

Lebanon does not have a standing army. Instead they hide behind the mask of Hezballah militants who fire Kassam rockets from within Civilian houses: yahoo video search 'lebanon rockets' (the link would not attach in this website).

Israel defends itself with an army- the IDF. As a sovereign nation it has a right, just as any other country, to establish an army to protect the welfare of its public. Israel dropped leaflets over all civilian neighborhoods calling for evacuation prior to moving its military in. There was ample warning for those who were truly uninvolved to leave the area. (When has a terrorist ever warned his victims?)

So, do civilians in South Lebanon get caught in the cross fires? Possibly- how about you (Lebanese93 and Point of View) do some research and post it. But is it unreasonable that they get killed considering that terrorists hide behind civilians? Only if you\'re as half-minded as these pro-Arab, pro-terrorism supporters.

Now, let\'s analyze what you so call the killings of thousands of women and children. There is an obvious difference between the goals of the so called perpretrators: The IDF operates with the goal of hunting down terrorists. Hezbalah and Hamas label every individual, man, woman and child, as a target.

Thus, the difference would be that the IDF preconsiders its targets while terrorists murder unsuspecting individuals indiscriminantly. The picture of the two coffins of Regev and Goldwasser painfully depicts Israel\'s integrity in contrast to the the barbaric mentality of the Arab nations. Israel found out that its soldiers were dead before releasing 5 live prisoners. It had the power to exchange blood for blood. But as the event unfolded, we know that all 5 terrorists were released alive. What other nation shows such mercy?

Contemplate that before sympathizing terrorist blood.

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