The kidnapped Israeli soldiers are being buried today, after the swap yesterday. The kidnapping, two years ago, sparkled the war. Bringing their bodies back home is a closure for that war and is a major news event. Still, the media is dwelling with the corpses and the funerals way too much.
Everybody knew that they are dead. The evidence showed that. PM Olmert said that he wouldn’t bargain for coffins, way back in 2006. The government began a process of declaring them as dead, as a tactic in the negotiations with Hizballah. Hizballah played a cruel game and never said a word about their situation.
Despite being aware of the imminent results, the media expressed some hope in the days before the swap. After the swap, there’s an obsessive coverage of every small detail around the funeral. Too much information about the look in Barak’s eyes or the speeches of grieved family members.
Headlines of Internet sites, which switch between items very frequently in Israel, are switching between funeral details. TV, which I don’t watch, is showing these issues all the time.
I would prefer a more humble and dignified approach in memory of the soldiers, and in memory of all the other victims of that war.
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