Sarmaniac, there's not much compensation due to Palestinians for mistakes because one Jew is worth 1000 Arabs, according to the Arabs' own valuations in hostage swaps. If Palestinians put such a low value on their own lives, why should anyone put a higher value on them?
If Arabs valued Israel's prisoners as Israelis value Islamic Jihad's prisoners, they'd insist on a greater valuation, demanding that Israel release only 5 for each Israeli returned.
BTW, we often read how awful it is that in conflicts Israelis kill 100 for each Israeli killed as though it should be a smaller ratio than 100:1.
At the price Arabs put on Palestinians, it should be more like 1000 to 1. Also, in conflict, the aim is to achieve 100,000 to 0 so complaints about the ratio are silly. When I attack a wasp nest, I want zero stings and total extermination of the enemy. When Osama brought down the Twin Towers with a 3,000 to 19 ratio, Islamic Jihad and swarms of Arabs were really pleased. There's no point in whining about that ratio. Osama hit the jackpot.
Why do you think Arabs value themselves at such a low price?
They hang on and hang on and demand release of great numbers of Arabs whereas the Jews would accede to a 1:1 ratio immediately if not sooner. That shows the ethical standards of the two sides.
[It might not be actually 1000:1 but it's certainly a lot - you might even know some of the recent commodity prices of the two types, though I don't think there's an index for it like pork bellies or crude oil]
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