Tel-Chai Nation

The horrible news has come out. Eliyahu Asheri was murdered. Hot Air and Michelle Malkin have the details. And now, another Israeli citizen, Noah Moscovitch, has been kidnapped as well.

As usual, Amir Peretz is spewing out crap:

Defense Minister Amir Peretz revealed on Thursday that a "surprising diplomatic breakthrough" was possible in the attempts to release kidnapped Cpl. Gilad Shalit, but did not elaborate on the development.

"We are in one of the most crucial stages of establishing the rules of conduct between us and the Palestinian terror organizations, he asserted.

If you think that's all unclear, you're right, it is. But then, that's exactly why a lot of people did not approve of his appointment as defense minister.

And now, the French government (via Michelle) is being pro-terrorist again:

French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy condemned on Thursday the arrest of over 60 Hamas members by Israeli forces early in the morning. He said that diplomacy was the only solution to the conflict between the Israelis and the Palestinians and that political figures should not be arrested.

Israel stated that the arrests were made as part of a criminal investigation into the Hamas officials' involvement in a terrorist organization. Israeli officials insisted that the detainees would be entitled to legal representation, and would be released if it were to be found that the suspicions against them were unfounded.

But then, even the Israeli government isn't doing much better if they imply that they'll release the prisoners. Debbie Schlussel explains why you cannot deal lightly with snakes.