The Cease Fire and Hostage/Prisoner Exchange

 Hat tip Jihad Watch

I have very mixed feelings about the Israeli-Hamas cease-fire and the prisoner exchange. I am happy to see innocent Israeli hostages freed from their unspeakable captivity in Gaza. I am not happy seeing hundreds of Palestinian terrorists, murderers, and rapists, many of whom killed dozens of innocent people at a time, being freed from Israeli prisons-where they belong. As is always the case in a conflict between good and evil, prisoner exchanges favor the evil side in terms of numbers because our reverence for life is always stronger. Such is the case here. One would hope (naively) that the supporters of the Palestinians in the West would pause and consider the nature of the Israeli hostages versus that of the Palestinians being freed. But they won’t.

If that isn’t enough, one would hope (naively) that these same people would watch the images of the mobs in Gaza taunting and threatening the female hostages released as they were driven through the streets of Gaza. Likely the same savages who participated in the horrific scenes of Israelis being brought into Gaza and how the mobs joined in the assaults. It is enough to turn the stomachs of civilized people.

While Israel has certainly punished Hamas and its followers in Gaza thoroughly, killing most of its top leadership in the process, I am afraid that in a year or two, we are going to see a repeat. Hamas has no intention of ever making peace with Israel, and the rocket attacks and terrorism will eventually begin anew. Their hatred for Jews is obvious, and those who would support them in the face of what they have done are Jew haters too in my view. As for the misguided Jews in the West who still support this barbaric movement, I consider them total misfits. The actions of both students and professors of all faiths or lack thereof, particularly in our universities ever since October 7, 2023, is a national embarrassment.

On a side note, my hope is that incoming President Trump will restart the Abraham Accords and expand them. That will necessarily entail isolating the Palestinians. If other Arab countries have finally come to realize that it is in their own best interests to co-exist and have normalized relations with Israel, why should they let the Palestinians stand in the way?

As an American, I’m not going to condemn Netanyahu and his government for agreeing to this deal. Who am I to lecture them and not consider the feelings of the hostages’ family members?

It is what it is.