The army was shocked by the fact that the two soldiers did not shoot the girl. It promised an investigation. The girl and her mother were detained that night. The soldiers are in for a rebuke.
For me, the two soldiers are real heroes. Sadly, they are the exceptions.
Every human being has the right to be proud of his or her country. To my mind, it's a basic human right as well as a basic human need.
But how can one be proud of a country that is trading in human bodies?
In Islam, it is very important to bury the dead as soon as possible. Knowing this, the Israeli government is withholding the bodies of dozens of "terrorists," to be used as trading chips for the return of Jewish bodies held by the other side.
Logical? Sure. Abhorrent? Yes.
This is not the Israel I helped to found and fought for. My Israel would return the bodies to the fathers and mothers. Even if it means giving up some trading chips. Isn't losing a son punishment enough?
What has become of our common human decency?
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