Peloni: Terrorists incarcerated in Israel simply provide future terrorists with a goal for which to kidnap and ransom Jews for the release of terrorists. The policy first begun under the Shalit deal is a troublesome and dangerous policy which only increases the motivation towards kidnapping more Jews in the future with every terrorist caught by Israel. Yet, the solution is not to release these butchers to the world as inexplicably advocated by Lauder, but to execute them for the crimes which they have committed. Importantly, among the goals of the Jordan Option promoted by our friend Ted Belman, OBM, and Mudar Zahran, is that under Zahran’s rule, the terrorists caught in Israel would be tried in Jordan to meet Jordanian justice under an anti-Jihad Jordanian regime, thus eliminating this motivation towards kidnapping Jews in the future.
Americans For A Safe Israel
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 12, 2025
WJC President Ambassador Ronald S. Lauder speaking at ICFR event “The Middle East Vortex: Views from Washington, Moscow and Berlin”. By Mazda2-Seat – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia
(NEW YORK) A leading pro-Israel organization has condemned the idea of the release of an arch terrorist by Israel. It has been reported that Ronald Lauder, president of the World Jewish Congress, recently lobbied for the release of convicted terrorist Marwan Barghouti (Source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-jewish-community-leader-lobbied-for-prominent-palestinian-prisoner-barghoutis-release/). On May 20, 2004, Barghouti was convicted of the murders of five innocent people.
Moshe Phillips, Chairman of Americans For a Safe Israel (AFSI), had this to say:
“For many years, various parties have been puffing up Barghouti, saying that he’s the only figure in the Palestinian Arab world who is popular enough to serve as head of the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the president of ‘Palestine.’ Well, if that’s true, what does that tell us about Palestinian Arab society right now, given that their most popular consensus candidate is a convicted mass murderer? It is very disturbing to hear that an establishment leader such as Ronald Lauder would work for the release of an unrepentant mass murderer. Barghouti is right where he belongs — in an Israeli prison.”
If these reports are true, AFSI calls on Ronald Lauder to apologize to the families of Barghouti’s victims. If the reports are false, then it behooves Lauder and the World Jewish Congress to speak out forcefully against any potential release of Barghouti.
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About AFSI:
Established in 1970, Americans For A Safe Israel (AFSI) is one of the oldest and most influential pro-Israel organizations in the United States. Its advocacy and educational campaigns serve as a potent counterweight to the rising tide of anti-Israel propaganda. AFSI is not affiliated with any political party in the United States or Israel.
World “Jewish” Congress, yet another kapo org.
Peloni, the original sin was not the Shalit deal of 2011 but the precedent-setting Jibril deal of 1985 when to liberate 3 IDF from the clutches of Ahmed Jibril’s PFLP-GC, Rabin and Peres liberated 1,150, who 2 years later launched the 1st intifada that led to the Oslo abomination.
@shaibt
Thanks for the correction. Yes you are quite right.