We have a man who has opened fire on his own countrymen protesting for freedom, calling for democracy, and the world's largest supporter of terror, who openly calls wiping a fellow member state of the U.N., Israel, off the map, calling for peace.
Oren described Ahmadinejad's contradictory stance on peace and democracy.
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We know that when we send our children out to battle, if they -- you know, God forbid -- fall prisoner, the state will do everything, everything to get it back.
Islamic jihad is wholly owned and operated by Iran, and Hamas is deeply financed and supported by Iran.
We've learned that Hamas will hold onto these hostages. Some will be killed. Many will be tortured. But generally, Hamas wants to hold on to these hostages and use them as bargaining chips.
High casualty levels, again, is not good for Israel in moral terms. It's also not good in Israel tactical terms or diplomatic terms.