I disagree with Rubin's harsh and probably illegal conclusion!
However, he has a point that a long history clearly proves that hostage for prisoner deals do not work! On the contrary, they encourage, in particular suicidal, terrorists!
Like in the latest case, Israel seems willing to swap 33 hostages for about 1000 prisoners, among them murderers!
Ransom for hostages by terrorists should be more vigorously avoided, resisted, and deterred!
Rubin correctly points out that President Reagan is guilty as well: "President Ronald Reagan opened the Pandora’s Box of ransoming Americans held hostage by Iran and its Lebanese proxies and created a dynamic that only encouraged more hostage-taking."
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