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Last update - 20:54 29/06/2008 Opposes / Who will protect my sons ? By Bereaved father Ron Kerman Tags: suicide bomb, Hezbollah  Ron Kerman's daughter, 17-year-old Tal, was killed in a suicide bombing in Haifa in March 2003, as she rode the No. 37 bus. Now, the cabinet is scheduled to meet this morning for fateful deliberations on the prisoner exchange with Hezbollah, leaving the bereaved father full of questions. "Did I fail in my task as a father to protect my daughter's life, when I did not try to change the government's decision to release prisoners years before the attack? Would they even have listened to me then?" he says. "In the past few days, we have heard the families of the abducted soldiers criticizing and banging on the doors of MKs and other public figures, urging them to release terrorists and get their sons back. As a parent, I understand their efforts and agree that a parent must always do everything for his child. The parent of an abducted child has the full right and obligation to act in every way possible to bring back his child, irrespective of the price the broader public must pay," he says. Advertisement "Their efforts in recent days, which include [mobilizing] the media, raise a serious moral question. Should I also have lobbied politicians, whose poor decisions led to the murder of my daughter in the attack on the No. 37 bus in Haifa? And now that I have joined the family of bereavement, what should I do in order to protect Tal's brothers? "Who will protect their lives after the mass release of all those terrorists, with or without blood on their hands?" he says. "They were convicted by the Israeli legal system in a fair trial. Would I, a parent who must protect the lives of my children, be welcomed today, days before the next attack, in the Knesset halls with the same attentiveness, understanding and empathy? And what of the rest of the public?" (Yuval Azoulay) Bookmark to del.icio.us   Wimbledon shocker Shahar Peer knocks out 9th-seed Safina to slide into the fourth round. Time to hit Iran Israel must destroy Iran's nuclear program within one year or risk being attacked.   1.   Organization of victims` families a good development 00:25  |  dyinglikeflies 30/06/08   2.   Israel`s leaders` shoulders are broad enough 05:40  |  Slappy 30/06/08

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