Have We Forgotten Kidnapped Israeli Soldiers and Hezbollah/Hamas Aggression?

Set Them Free Now!
UNSC 1701: "unconditional release of the abducted Israeli soldiers"

It's been slightly more than six months since Palestinian terrorists invaded Israel on June 25, 2006 through an underground tunnel, attacked an Israeli Army outpost on the border of the Gaza Strip killed two Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) soldiers, wounded three others and kidnapped Cpl. Gilad Shalit, who was 19 at the time.

Gilad became a bargaining chip whereby Palestinian terrorists continue to use negotiations for his release to secure the release of terrorists who killed Israelis.

Terrorist spokesman, Abu Mujahed declared that 'We're ready to keep Shalit for years' until their demands are met so that more terrorists can be freed to kill again.

On the same day, that Shalit was kidnapped, terrorists executed Eliyahu Pinchas Asheri, 18. The Palestinian terrorists who murdered him were captured in Ramallah, on the West Bank in July 2006. No doubt their release will be among the demands for freeing Shalit.

On July 12, 2006 Hezbollah began firing rockets at civilian targets in Northern Israeli cities and invaded Israeli territory attacked an Israeli border patrol killing three IDF soldiers, injuring two and kidnapping IDF soldiers Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev.

Hezbollah used the population of Southern Lebanon as human shields to continue the attacks on civilian targets in Israel and made sure any civilian deaths in Lebanon received worldwide attention.

Hezbollah propaganda was lapped up by worldwide "news" media without question and public opinion soon forced Israel to accept a cease fire.

On August 11, 2006 The United Nations Security Council issued Resolution 1701 which laid the blame for the Israel-Hezbollah war on Hezbollah and demanded the "unconditional release of the abducted Israeli soldiers."

The Security Council also Recalled all its previous resolutions on Lebanon, in particular resolutions 425 (1978), 426 (1978), 520 (1982), 1559 (2004), 1655 (2006) 1680 (2006) and 1697 (2006), as well as the statements of its President on the situation in Lebanon, in particular the statements of 18 June 2000 (S/PRST/2000/21), of 19 October 2004 (S/PRST/2004/36), of 4 May 2005 (S/PRST/2005/17), of 23 January 2006 (S/PRST/2006/3) and of 30 July 2006 (S/PRST/2006/35) and again demanded that Hezbollah disarm.

Now that Ambassador John Bolton is no longer the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations there is likely to be even less urgency to see that UN words mean more than feckless dots of ink on paper.

And again, those who so openly violated past agreements, borders and all sense of civilized ways of resolving disputes are emboldened to use those tactics again.

Where is the outrage for the continuing situation in Palestinian terrorist and Hezbollah occupied lands?

Where is the will of the International Community to live up to the founding principles of the United Nations to secure peace?

Where is the leadership to confront the terrorists and criminals who continue to arm and plot the next round of attacks?

When will the kidnapped Israeli soldiers be freed?