Is it really over?

I didn't think I'd feel so sad about them being dead.

Coffins of Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev delivered to Israel-Lebanon border.

When I have time to seek out more information, I'll update on this subject.

At least the families have some peace of mind now and can mourn properly. Maybe the country will be able to do the same and move on.

I'm no longer sad...

I'm fucking pissed off.

What I called sadness before was the simmering of low grade anger.

Two dead men for a convicted murderer, four militants and almost two hundred bodies.

It's obscene.

As I mentioned in my previous entry the only good thing that came out of macabre exchange is the fact that the Regevs and Goldwassers can mourn properly and move on.

At this point there really is no problem for Hamas to ax Gilad Shalit because they know that Israel will pay whatever they demand for the body of a dead soldier.

Bargaining land for peace makes sense as a large cause of the strife and conflict is over land. Exchanging combatants for combatants makes sense as it is akin to a POW swap (which would work if each side considered the other worthy opponents but that's an all together different matter).

Hizbullah and Hamas are calling this an honourable exchange. I dunno, creating this kind of turmoil in families lives lacks any kind of honour that I've heard of. Maybe I'm projecting my own perception of what "good form" is, but there it is.

I hope everybody is fucking pleased.