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Principle vs. Love and Devotion in Israel’s Prisoner Exchange

July 18th, 2008 · 6 Comments · Politics and Policy

Haim Watzman In principle, I oppose uneven prisoner exchanges, but that’s not why I wasn’t able to watch the television coverage of Wednesday’s exchange of Lebanese terrorists for dead Israeli soldiers. My wife had the television on but I couldn’t handle it. I didn’t have a way of dealing with my conflicting emotions and fears; [...]

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