Israel’s sacred war: Two years in the grip of the hostages - opinion
For Israelis, the hostages represent the social contract itself: the promise that the State of Israel will never leave its citizens behind enemy lines.
PROTESTERS CALL for the release of the hostages held in Gaza at a demonstration outside Sderot last Saturday night. The large sign reads: ‘Time for a decision, life or death.’(photo credit: Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90)ByLOUIS LIBIN, MICHAEL J. SALAMON
