Avi Issacharoff : ANALYSIS / Israel's decision to free Palestinian prisoners puts Hamas in dire straits
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Title:But from the start, and after Israel`s withdrawal from Gaza, the
Name:Smadar
City: TorontoState: Canada
kidnapping of the young soldier on patrol duty, Gilad Shalit, was completely immoral. Instead of working to end the conflict through diplomacy and the possibility of extremists factions included within the political realm, renouncing the use of violence as others from the Palestinian camp proclaimed, terror continued with Qassams. Israel also responded heavy handedly but the young soldier`s kidnapping didn`t bring about a better scenerio for the Palestinians of Gaza - the opposite had occurred with a dismal socioeconomic existence for the majority.