Some Families of Hostages Prefer No Deal With Terrorists

 

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 A significant number of the Hamas terrorists who participated in the atrocities on Simchas Torah as well as in other previous terrorist attacks in Judea and Samaria had been released in the 2011 Gilad Shalit deal, in which Israel released over a thousand terrorists to secure the release of the captive soldier.

With over 150 other Israelis now in the hands of Hamas, the issue of another possible captive exchange deal is splitting the Israeli public, with some siding with the families of the Hamas hostages who are begging the government to arrange a deal for their loved ones while others state that the primary goal must be the destruction of Hamas, even at the cost of lives of hostages.

Prime Minister Netanyahu met Sunday with the families of the hostages and promised that one of the strategic goals of the operation in Gaza will be to restore the captives to their families. However some of the parents of hostages have said that they prefer that there not be any deal with terrorists and that Hamas be totally destroyed, even if this will harm the welfare of their own children.

One such person is Rabbi Zvika Mor of Kiryat Arba, whose son is being held by Hamas. Speaking on Israeli television’s Channel 14, Mor said that during war the nation must come first. He quoted the Rambam, who says that during war a person must not think of his wife and children as this will weaken his battle resolve, and said that even though he loves his son, his country comes first. “We have been called to the flag, we must be ready for sacrifices,” Mor said.