• Comment (3)  A Two-State Solution Is the Only Solution in the
Middle East  Israel and the Palestinians must learn to accept
the legitimacy of the other's narrative  October 28, 2011 RSS
Feed Print  How could Israel think that the life of one captive
soldier, Gilad Shalit, is worth releasing over 1,000 Palestinian
prisoners with the blood of innocents on their hands? More than
100 of the murderers have been serving multiple life sentences
for involvement in crimes such as high-casualty suicide
bombings—including Nasir Yataima, who has been serving no fewer
than 29 life sentences for the 2002 bombing of a Netanya hotel
on Passover. How could a prime minister who has made a career of
opposing any concessions to terrorism approve of the release of
people like that?  The answer is that Gilad Shalit has become
the child of every and all Israelis, in a country that places
extraordinary value on human life. As one Israeli leader said of
the exchange: "My heart says yes, but my head says no."  [Read
Mort Zuckerman a