MK Ayelet Shaked (Habayit Hayehudi) had proposed a law, which passed, that would not allow clemency or pardons for convicted terrorists. This law would effectively put an end to the government freeing convicted terrorists as part of peace negotiations. The law, which passed, was frozen on appeal.
The law was appealed on grounds of it being not moral, and handcuffing the government.
The government today voted on the law - it decided to reject the appeal and approve the law.
Somehow though, I have a hard time believing that we have now seen the end of the release of terrorists during peace negotiations. Somehow, I believe, if the government feels it is important to release terrorists, they will find a way to allow it, despite the new law.
Just to mention, if releasing terrorists was necessary as part of an actual deal for peace, I think we could live with it, and I would accept it as a necessary evil. I am against releasing terrorists in the way they have been released in the past - as goodwill gestures, for nothing in return but the grace of continuing negotiations...
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