Observation: MK Miri Regev takes populist simplistic stand on Schalit issue despite defense background

Dr. Aaron Lerner
IMRA
27 June '10

Is the Schalit story simply bringing all the opportunistic self promoting politicians out of the woodwork or is MK Miri Regev really so shallow?

MK Miri Regev (Likud) flaunts her military background (she served as IDF Spokesperson) and parlayed her background to become a member in the much treasured Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee this, her first term in the Knesset. In fact, this is the profession she lists for herself on the Knesset website: Spokesperson, Strategic and Media Advisor

Here is what strategic advisor MK Miri Regev suggested in a live interview broadcast on Israel Radio shortly after 7:00 AM this morning: Israel can release any and all terrorists in exchange for the release of Schalit. And Israel has no security problem if the terrorist murderers return to their homes.

And why can Israel free the top terrorist murderers and allow them to return to their homes - this when Israeli officials warn that the return of this group to the area would lead to a restoration of the terror infrastructure that Israel invested so heavily to decimate? Just this morning Israel Radio reported that 63% of Hamas terrorists released in the past returned to terror activities after they were released.

Regev explained that Israel could simply send the terrorist murderers back to prison after the deal.

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