I think I was hasty when deciding earlier on Ruby Rivlin's statement on Jerusalem as the Quote Of The Day. I just found a far more juicier tidbit from Minister Matan Vilnai.
Vilnai, speaking at a school in Jerusalem in honor of Yom Yerushalayim, Vilnai mentioned the situation with Gilad Shalit. Vilnai said, "Hamas knows that the State of Israel will do everything possible to free Gilad Shalit. Neither Haniyeh nor the Chief of Staff of Hamas know where Gilad Shalit is being held. Only the group of people actually holding him knows where he is. And a large portion of them are no longer with us. It is a shame, but they have met with all sorts of "accidents". But we have not yet reached the end. Everybody who was involved in the abduction will have no need to be concerned about an old age home later on, as they won't make it that far."
I cannot make that QOTD, but it definitely would deserve it. It has a bit of brashness, boldness, and attitude. And it is easy top say such things when there is no need to back any of it up with facts and information. People just have to take him at his word.
And if the only people who know where he is being held are members of a small group, what is going to happen when Vilnai finishes arranging his "accidents"? Who will take care of Gilad Shalit then? Who will be able to tell us where he is? Who will be able to negotiate his release if nobody knows where he is?
You don't get it...they've written off Gilad. The intelligence community knows he dead,or they believe the price will always be too high to pay for his release. They can only punish those who kidnapped Gilad and are keeping him in captivity. It's Moshe Dayan's theory to make the enemy bleed so bad the price they pay is higher than ours.
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