Saturday was the 1,196th day in captivity for the soldier Gilad Shalit.
A prisoner of war must not be left in captivity. A wounded soldier must not be left in the field. The state signs an unwritten contract with every person who joins the army, and most definitely with everyone who serves in a combat unit.
The behavior of the Israeli governments in these 1,196 days, of the politicians and the generals who are responsible for this outrage, is a violation of this contract, a betrayal of trust. In short: an infamy. It enrages and infuriates every decent person, and not only combat soldiers.
The betrayal is already in the terminology used. In the words of the Book of Proverbs (18:21): "Death and life are in the power of the tongue." More...
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