tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386256495088401444.post9176569183587141563..comments2024-03-29T06:38:52.164+03:00Comments on A Soldier's Mother: Mental Debate: Two Sides of Fence, and a MirrorA Soldier's Motherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11370218893899121159noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386256495088401444.post-15797706492599084552009-11-30T21:14:43.994+02:002009-11-30T21:14:43.994+02:00This is one of most brutally honest, raw posts I&#...This is one of most brutally honest, raw posts I've ever read. Your so beautifully articulate both sides of this awful, awful dilemma.<br /><br />May the Holy One grant strength and wisdom to those who are burdened with making the decision for whatever path is chosen, it will be one fraught with dire consequences.Rivsterhttp://frumesarah.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386256495088401444.post-88205734701506953452009-11-29T20:45:15.057+02:002009-11-29T20:45:15.057+02:00As I write this my two sons are in milu'im (re...As I write this my two sons are in milu'im (reserves.)<br /><br />Gilad Shalit would probably have been home now if we hadn't been nice to the Arab terrorists in our jails, if we had told the RC that they don't see those prisoners until they see Gilad and arrange his return home. He's not the equivalant of a terrorist, and it's dangerous for us and our kids for that formula to be accepted.<br /><br />If we hadn't kept offering more and more, he'd probably be home in Israel already.<br /><br />If we'd acted strong and sovereign rather than weak, desparate and pathetic, he'd probably be home already.<br /><br />IMHOBatyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09402874037427009327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386256495088401444.post-4824588815441769602009-11-29T03:55:03.191+02:002009-11-29T03:55:03.191+02:00As always, thank you.As always, thank you.Shanahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12820340955786414186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386256495088401444.post-21355563433679005362009-11-27T12:24:12.127+02:002009-11-27T12:24:12.127+02:00Your solution is wonderful but it's what we sh...Your solution is wonderful but it's what we should have done three years ago. To do it today would simply be signing Gilad Shalit's death warrant, unless of course we add an additional clause that if Gilad Shalit is harmed in any way, then all bets are off and the IDF comes back in - this time with no holds barred.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13169109978694892927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386256495088401444.post-6104835392392303362009-11-26T20:19:03.973+02:002009-11-26T20:19:03.973+02:00I like reading your posts because of your personal...I like reading your posts because of your personal, down-home, cut to the heart, perspective.<br /><br />Sometimes I wonder if it isn't easier in regards to the US policy of not negotiating with terrorists. If I were a parent, I would want anything and everything done for the return of my child. As a child, I wouldn't want my parents to go through the worry of me being in that position. My faith in a living God would give me comfort in knowing He is still in control...and I could only hope that He would be the comfort and strength for my parents as I know He would be for me.<br /><br />I have been watching the news with an eye on this story and I so hope that Friday the results are favorable.RangersGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07487459418685498824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386256495088401444.post-77075027746970394642009-11-26T02:05:28.122+02:002009-11-26T02:05:28.122+02:00Haunting, haunting post. As I, too, am a "sol...Haunting, haunting post. As I, too, am a "soldier's mother" (albeit far away), I understand very well what you say.<br />Of course, if that policy were implemented, Gilad Shalit's fate would hang in the balance: we could be condemning him to death; that is why I too am on the fence...Lady-Lighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992305067771885711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386256495088401444.post-33360929025961500082009-11-26T00:25:26.777+02:002009-11-26T00:25:26.777+02:00I spoke with my soldier-son about this. Even he a...I spoke with my soldier-son about this. Even he agreed that it shouldn't be done. And yet your post shows SO well the wrenching heartbreak of that choice.rickismomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07817042750959998664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386256495088401444.post-79834880797153402512009-11-25T22:20:21.923+02:002009-11-25T22:20:21.923+02:00Great post, that really explains both sides. And I...Great post, that really explains both sides. And I love your 2-1 Utilities Proposal. Shame that it could never happen in this golus....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386256495088401444.post-42343660992768362652009-11-25T22:01:32.045+02:002009-11-25T22:01:32.045+02:00Emotions Vs. Logic
Unfortunately the world tends ...Emotions Vs. Logic<br /><br />Unfortunately the world tends to follow emotions, Torah, spec Halacha teaches us that we need to use our brains.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386256495088401444.post-63797016921705064932009-11-25T19:52:28.816+02:002009-11-25T19:52:28.816+02:00This is the simple truth: The Israeli people hold ...This is the simple truth: The Israeli people hold the lives of these murderers and terrorists to be more precious than those they murdered, than the people they terrorize, than the lives of our soldiers and police who fight against them, and than Gilad Shalit. There should be NOT EVEN ONE murderer or terrorist in an Israeli prison. They belong in the grave. Put them there. Problem solved.another soldier's mothernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386256495088401444.post-45616999807932555612009-11-25T16:25:13.745+02:002009-11-25T16:25:13.745+02:00:-( It is a horrible horrible situation... but we ...:-( It is a horrible horrible situation... but we can not continue along this self-destructive path. Someone has to stop the government from enacting this terrible plan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386256495088401444.post-3753843060056638192009-11-25T15:33:33.726+02:002009-11-25T15:33:33.726+02:00Thanks to you all for commenting...I don't dis...Thanks to you all for commenting...I don't disagree with anyone...isn't that great.<br /><br />Yehudit - yes, it will always be somebody's somebody. You are right. I'm trying so hard to get off this fence...and I'm pretty sure that if I do, it will be to the side that says we can't afford to do this. I guess I'm just too sad about leaving Gilad's parents and all the others there on the other side alone. I feel like if I sit up here on the fence...I'm at least offering them my understanding, if not my agreement.A Soldier's Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11370218893899121159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386256495088401444.post-68876730927479193542009-11-25T15:25:01.603+02:002009-11-25T15:25:01.603+02:00For all the bleeding and identifying, we just CAN&...For all the bleeding and identifying, we just CAN'T. Hamas is already offering money rewards to replace Gilad with others. The booby-traps in Gaza were arranged with getting more kidnapping victims and there are various tries with tunnels and kidnaps of civilians all the time. If its not my son(yes, I'm also a soldier's mother, its not an academic question)it will be somebody's somebody.Yehuditnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386256495088401444.post-45299015412911776562009-11-25T15:25:01.602+02:002009-11-25T15:25:01.602+02:00Such a powerful post. I as a mother, a Jew and a Z...Such a powerful post. I as a mother, a Jew and a Zionist am so so haunted.IMA2four7https://www.blogger.com/profile/10466011054334401169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386256495088401444.post-72245738313488566482009-11-25T14:19:46.152+02:002009-11-25T14:19:46.152+02:00Im right with you on the way things should be hand...Im right with you on the way things should be handled; "Lights out Gaza!". Of course we are all desparate to see Gilad home but it does just show them that they only stand to gain by kidnapping our soldiers, and lets face it, we can not (try hard as we do) always prevent kidnapping.saranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386256495088401444.post-17602672593238748782009-11-25T13:19:53.605+02:002009-11-25T13:19:53.605+02:00It is CRIMINAL to release terrorists before their ...It is CRIMINAL to release terrorists before their sentence is up. Why bother holding them in the first place? Where is Israeli justice? Why is Israel making a fool out of itself? Are these murders just "political prisoners" as bargaining chips, or are they actually criminals and murderers that must serve their sentences?<br /><br />As you must be aware, Hamas is already advertising reward money for the next soldier captured. We are teaching the Arabs that what they are doing works. Do you want this to end, or do you want it to continue? Making these "deals" ensures that we face this dilemma time and time again.<br /><br />This MADNESS has to stop. If we approve a deal for Shaild, G-d forbid my family will be next. <br /><br />As painful as it is, there is no real choice but to REFUSE to make these deals.<br /><br />Israel should pressure Hamas and attempt a rescue. Should the attempt succeed of fail, it demonstrates that we will no longer play their sick games.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386256495088401444.post-67540813492789468832009-11-25T13:01:09.327+02:002009-11-25T13:01:09.327+02:00Thank you for this post. As a person living in Sou...Thank you for this post. As a person living in South Africa, I also feel this anguish. You've summed it up so eloquently!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14938705669042368316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386256495088401444.post-85590314395023336702009-11-25T11:41:28.025+02:002009-11-25T11:41:28.025+02:00Amazing post that sums up our impossible choice......Amazing post that sums up our impossible choice...Lazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11191180071935300920noreply@blogger.com