Almagor: we will stand outside polling stations with photos of terror
victims if outrageous Schalit deal announced

8 February 2009
Almagor Terror Victim Association 054-4403636
www.al-magor.com

The Almagor Terror Victim association warns against a political spin and
grab in the matter of Gilad Schalit by the current government before the
elections in which it will commit to pay an outrageous price for his release
so that they can announce it before the elections (this in light of the
remarks by Barak on Saturday and reports from Turkey and the Arab world and
the high profile Olmert, Livni and Barak meeting held Saturday night).

Almagor warns that if this happens then the families of terror victims will
stand outside the polling stations with photographs of their loved ones and
the lists of their murderers and photographs of 180 Israelis murdered
recently by released terrorists.

"We will remind the voters who promised us by the graves and in the homes of
mourners of the long hand that would reach the murderers and that that same
hand that is now surrendering to release them and cause more murders and
kidnappings in the future," said Dr. Aryeh Bachrach, head of the Bereaved
Parents' Forum at Almagor, who lost his son at Wadi Kelt.

Almagor blames Amos Gilad for leading a diplomatic process instead of
enabling the continuation of military pressure and recommended opening the
passages claiming that keeping them closed was not effective.

"The deal being developed for opening the passages without tying it to the
release of Schalit and without any conditions is evidence that Hamas'
determination has won. The fiasco of the war will be that hundreds of
murderers will return to Gaza, something that will turn the military
achievements earned thanks to our soldiers and the blood of the dead and
wounded - to a historic victory for Hamas", said Lt.-Col. (res.) Meir Indor,
director of Almagor.