Friday, October 16, 2009

This is a nation of one opinon: they only disagree over the methods of killing Palestinians

"Speaking only a few days after the nation was absorbed in the video of [...] and immersed in the harrowing debate over Hamas' demands for his release, the fresh laureate called for the release of all Palestinian prisoners in Israel -- regardless of Shalit, whose captivity pains her. Holding prisoners only increases the other side's motivation; the extent of terror would diminish if the perpetrators had less motivation to do it, Yonath said. She could be dreaming, she said, but better this dream than holding people. For some, this was enough to turn her from a source of uniting national pride to a source of controversy." (thanks Sellam)