Mr. Ze�ev Rapp, the chairman of a terror victims� association told Ynet that he and his colleagues remain adamantly opposed to the release of murderers in a prisoner release deal. The statement was prompted by a report earlier in the week (HERE) that Yael Ze�evi, the widow of slain government minister Rechavam Ze�evi supports the release of her husband�s murderers if it will bring Gilad Shalit home.
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Rapp, whose daughter was murdered by terrorists in Bat Yam 17 years ago stated that those who support releasing terrorists with �blood on their hands� do not understand the pain of the bereaved families.
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Rapp stated that if the murderer of his daughter Helena is released, �I will destroy other families as he destroyed families. I will kill him before he leaves the borders of Israel.� Rapp went on to say that Mrs. Ze�evi�s statement expressing a willingness to release her husband�s murderers goes against the late minister�s policies as well.

Rapp added that he had much respect for the late minister, who attended his daughter�s funeral and delivered a eulogy at the kever. �Mrs. Ze�evi should speak for herself and not for others. It is easy for her as she is not young but my daughter was 15.5 [when she was killed].�
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Rapp rejected statements by what he calls �bleeding hearts,� adding that we can learn from the recent release of Samir Kuntar, who shortly after arriving back in Lebanon stated �I�ll be back�.
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Rapp expressed his dismay that the release of Gilad Shalit was not one of the goals of Operation Cast Lead, adding he is willing to release his daughter�s murderer for Shalit, �one life for one life but not more.�

Agreeing with Rapp is Mr. Stanley Boim of Jerusalem, whose 17-year-old son David was gunned down as he waited for a ride outside Bet El in Shomron as he tried making his way home from yeshiva close to 10 years ago.
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Boim explained that his son�s murderer was not apprehended immediately and after that attack, he was involved in a terror attack on Jerusalem�s Ben-Yehuda Mall. He goes on to explain it is not a matter of revenge, but preventing future attacks since after released, the terrorists return to their former occupation.
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Mr. Boim explains that instead of putting pressure on the Israeli government, pressure should be exerted on Hamas, since Hamas is holding Shalit.

(Yechiel Spira � YWN Israel)