Comments on: Op-Ed: Germany Strikes Out At Jews Again

By: lenco49

lenco49 — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 13:48:49 +0000

I wholly agree with commenter number 3. This editorial is simply irrational; it’s hard to believe YWN’s editor gave it a pass. Sorry to be so harsh Mr. Schwartz…but really…you need to re-think your presentation. If there is any logic to it at all, you’ll need to dig deeper to mine it out.

By: Shlomo2

Shlomo2 — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 10:56:23 +0000

An interesting view of Germany’s role. However,I think that the political dynamic of Hamas with Egypt and Syria has more to do with the timing.

By: HaLeiVi

HaLeiVi — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 07:15:49 +0000

This author is basing his opinions on his own guesses.

By: mommamia22

mommamia22 — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 06:13:59 +0000

kotel
couldn’t agree with you more.

By: musicoutlet

musicoutlet — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 04:44:32 +0000

# 1 and # 2 have very good points but the op-ed in general is one of the worst I have seen on a jewish blog.

I’m wondering if Mr.Shwartz wrote this garbage just to stir the pot.

By: kotel613

kotel613 — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 01:21:33 +0000

The terrorists have found that kidnapping Israeli soldiers can be very profitable. If Israel were to give a mandatory death penalty for terrorism, there would be no terrorists to release, thereby lessening the incentive to kidnap.

By: akuperma

akuperma — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:39:48 +0000

you prefer that maybe they should have returned Gilad’s corpse – the Israeli government asked the German government for assistance (Germany being one of the few countries that has good relations with Israel)

One should remember that most Israeli POWs are executed before being returned. It is quite rare for one held by a terrorist group (as opposed to a government) to ever be returned alive.