Sunday, 13 August 2006
Israel Willing to Discuss Prisoner Swap?
Contributed by Bill Faith

James Joyner:

The Israeli government is prepared to swap prisoners with Hezbollah, reports a major Israeli paper.

Israel is willing to discuss a possible release of Hizbollah prisoners in exchange for freeing two Israeli soldiers abducted by Lebanese guerrillas last month, the Haaretz newspaper reported on Sunday.

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One certainly hopes Haaretz has it wrong here. For one thing, as anyone who has taken an elementary economics course knows, rewarding behavior yields more of it. ...

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James, I couldn't agree more. A prisoner swap at this point or any point in the future is just a guarantee of more kidnappings. I hope the Israelis are smarter than that.

Contributed by Bill Faith on August 13, 2006 at 07:10 PM in Bill Faith, Hezbollah, Islamism Delenda Est, Israel, Lebanon | Permalink

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