The moment of truth is here: a decision to give freedom to a beast –
the child killer, terrorist Kuntara – accepted by the government, is fateful
for Israel. Price for this most blatant mistake will be innumerable victims
whose remains will become for our enemies a valuable merchandize to be
traded around Middle East. This decision is immoral absolutely, it betrays
memory of victims. It is disgraceful for Israel.
You are able and must stop this shameful deal, refusing to pardon and
set free this four-fold killer Kuntara and securing repeal of this most
dangerous decision of the government. Otherwise after you have pardoned
one of them you will be obliged to pardon all others.
Even mother of Ron Arad had said that you couldn’t set free killers
in exchange for information about fate of her disappeared son (recollect
also King Shlomo’s saying about the dead lion…).
Mister President, we demand of your intervention – refuse to pardon
the killer, follow example of many Presidents of the United States who
did not tolerate deals against conscience, as theirs so of their people!
Members of Knesset! Your voice still should be of certain meaning for
this government. Look around you, ask your constituency – this is that
rare occasion when rights and lefts, religious and secular are united –
it is forbidden to allow this shameful deal with Hesbollah to happen, to
give it legitimization following legitimization of Hamas.
Chief of the General Staff Gabi Ashkenazi should stand up for his soldiers’
interests but not by way of indecent trade, betrayal of the innocent victims
memory; he should do it by defeating enemies with arms in their hands.
Listen to the voice of your reason and conscience, to advises of the national
security experts: we have sometimes to sacrifice our soldiers’ and even
prisoners’ life, moreover their remains - in the name of living, in the
name of the country.
Quite recently you were led by the government, which promised peace
in exchange of devastation of the Jewish settlements in Gaza. Everybody
sees what we have got instead. Do not let repetition of that – you must
understand that this government is dragging you into the most dangerous
situation for the future of the country.
Professors M. Amusia, Y. Girshberg, A. Goldberg, I. Lapides, Y. Levinson,
Yu. Okunev, M. Perelman, E. Rapis, I. Felner.
Doctors I. Begun (former Prisoner of Zion), A. Kardash, E. Markov,
E. Mastov, E. Mendzheritsky, D. Roginsky, M. Tzindlecht, G. Rubinstein.
30.06.08
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