Would America ever release 9/11 terrorists? Then why ask the same from Israel?

A great piece from Jonathan Tobin.

As I wrote last week, unlike the mass release of prisoners in order
to ransom prisoners like kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit, which is
defensible, it is hard to justify Netanyahu’s decision from an Israeli
point of view. But it should be remembered that as much as Israel could
have said no to Kerry, this is an outrageous Palestinian demand that was