et al,
To some degree it is "eerie."
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What was the purpose for the kidnapping? What objective or goal does it serve?
Is the objective to spark a backlash in violence between the two cultures?
Most Respectfully,
R
The purpose could have been to kidnap them for prisoner releases.
NO MORE PRISONER RELEASES.
the lesson is "NEVER CAPITULATE TO BLACK MAIL"---<<< it whets the appetite of
the extortionist
Much better to say "fine then we will take 100 of yours for every one of ours and return them in the same condition. Should cause a few headaches for the Palestinian kidnappers when hamas/fatah senior operatives children are held as hostages for the safe return of the kidnapped Israeli children.
You need to be more brutal than the people you are fighting to win this particular war.
