Approaching Conflicts
Contexts, Perspectives, and Values in Israel Education

West Bank Murder Arrest: A Reminder of Shalit Deal's Price

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On July 19, 2015, suspected killers of Malachi Rosenfeld, a 26-year old Israeli who was murdered in the West Bank on June 29, 2015, were captured. The orchestrator of the murder had been released in the 2011 prisoner exchange that freed Gilad Shalit and was deported from the West Bank along with many other senior members of Hamas' military wing. The article explains, "Almost four years after the deal, in which Israel freed 1,027 terrorists to get Shalit back, even those who supported it – primarily on the grounds that Israel had an obligation to its soldiers – are obliged to acknowledge its negative aspects." It also looks into the deportation of prisoners from the West Bank and how that may contribute to their present or future involvement in acts of terrorism.