Hamas’s demand for 450 prisoners, some with blood on their hands, in return for Gilad Schalit, has provoked soul-searching in the highest reaches of the Israeli government. On one hand, Israeli military policy has always emphasized the necessity of freeing captured Israeli citizens. However, Hamas’s list of prisoners includes Abdallah Barghouti, Hassan Salameh, and Nail Bargouti, together responsible for the deaths of over 130 Israelis, and Marwan Barghouti, serving 5 life sentences for the murders of Israelis. The mathematical inequalities and the high-profile names Hamas has demanded has led many to question how far the State of Israel should compromise on behalf of one of its own.

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