That’s how diplomacy works in the modern world. Murder hostages, and those who profess to oppose you will still keep trying to figure out what they can give you that would induce you to free the rest. This makes hostage-taking an enterprise that has no downside. Take hostages, and even murder them, and useful idiots such as Biden’s handlers will reward you. Netanyahu, meanwhile, was more level-headed, pointing out that “he who murders abductees – does not want a deal.”
“Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin confirmed dead, along with 5 others,” by Landon Mion, Fox News, September 1, 2024:
Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin has been confirmed dead, his family announced early Sunday. He was one of six bodies recovered on Saturday.
Goldberg-Polin, 23, was abducted at a music festival in southern Israel during Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack against the Jewish State. He lost part of his left arm to a grenade in the attack.
His body was recovered Saturday in the tunnels under Rafah, along with five other hostages, after being killed by Hamas. The other dead bodies recovered were Carmel Gat, Eden Yerushalmi, Alexander Lobanov, Almog Sarusi and Master Sergeant Ori Danino.
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said, “He who murders abductees – does not want a deal. We are in a difficult day. The heart of the entire nation was torn.”
“Along with all the citizens of Israel, I was shocked to the core by the terrible cold-blooded murder of six of our abductees.”
The six victims were shot by their captors shortly before Israeli Defense Forces arrived, according to the IDF. Israeli President Isaac Herzog said he “embrace[s] their families with all my heart, and apologize[s] for failing to bring them home safely.”
A dual U.S.-Israeli citizen, Goldberg-Polin immigrated to Israel with his family in 2008 at the age of seven, according to a statement from his family. He leaves behind his parents, Jon Polin and Rachel Goldberg, and his two sisters.
Goldberg-Polin’s family and friends traveled the world demanding his release and met with world leaders, including officials in the Biden administration.
President Joe Biden said he is “devastated and outraged” by the news of Goldberg-Polin’s death.
“It is as tragic as it is reprehensible,” he said. “Make no mistake, Hamas leaders will pay for these crimes. And we will keep working around the clock for a deal to secure the release of the remaining hostages.”…
Stive says
Just a theory; one hostage parents addressed the DNC. Their hostage son allowed to hear his parents on audio.Then they were all murdered. I consider this scenario as having an understanding of how sick and evil hamas does things.
JS says
Hamas is just a part of Islam, and this is what Islam does.
Stive says
Think they killed after one hostage parents addressed the DNC. Because hamas is evil and evil loves pain and horror.
Waldorf says
This guy Biden is an incomp.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
I’m surprised that he found time out of his busy schedule at the beach to issue a statement on Hersh Goldberg-Polin. After all, it’s not like he’s actually running for anything, and he couldn’t care less about the American people
somehistory says
“He was one of six bodies” should be **his** was one of six bodies.
And biden saying, ” Hamas leaders will pay for these crimes. And we will keep working around the clock for a deal…”
Sure. “hamas leaders” paying for their crimes… is coming from Israel.
biden and the gang of supporters of hamas, want the *payments* to stop, even knowing that the hostages are being murdered while the pretense of a ‘deal’ goes on and on.
biden and his henchmen (if men they can be called) fail to speak up about hamas refusing a ‘deal,’ while at the same time, demanding a deal.
hamas doesn’t want a ‘deal’ that means they quit fighting and release any/all of the hostages still alive. Their idea of a ‘deal’ is they get to keep shooting and murdering, but Israel has to cease trying to survive.
Tony Rice says
How can a deal be done with people who abduct hostages and then kill them. They are NOT persons any deal can be done with, extermination is the only solution.
WPM says
Is Biden still on Vacation leave on the beach in California or Delaware now ? Is Harris still campaigning with China Walz who is running the country for the last three years?I am sure that the Biden Harris administration will get alot done in the next 4 months none of it will be good for America or the rest of the world Can you see the giggler in charge and have access to the code for a nuclear strike by America, will she call China Walz up at 3am to help make important decisions who will hold her hand and tell her what to do the girls from the view?
commonsense says
The parents of murdered hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polen were featured at the DNC, where they issued a plea to Hamas for their son’s release. They seem to be unaware that it was the Biden administration that funded and enriched Iran and its proxies through the unfreezing of Iranian assets, resumption of UNRWA funding, and relaxation of sanctions on Iranian oil sales, all of this leading to the October 7 Hamas attack and, ultimately, the murder of their son. Hersh’s parents should have appeared instead at the RNC, endorsed Trump, and condemned Biden and the Democrats for how their actions caused their son to be murdered. While I have tremendous sympathy for the murdered Hersh, I have very little for his parents. For them, my primary emotion is contempt. I offer no apology for this post
Tony Rice says
THE influence of Obama reins supreme, HIS agreement with his Iranian FRIENDS puts Israel and western world at risk, as planned by Russia as Obama is a Russian plant, not even American, but Kenyan where he was born before being whisked off to Indonesia where he became and remains MUSLIM. HIS agreement was never signed by Iran nor passed through and by the Senate, planned utter fraud. Israel is the canary in the Middle east coalmine, fighting for the Western world.
Cynthia says
Yes, the US will make Israel pay as they continue to cozy up to Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran and the Islamofascist wing of the Democratic Party. A bombing of an Iranian oil refinery or a wipeout of the Houtis could easily accomplish capitulation. Instead we sit by with huge amounts of weapons in a small, weak defensive posture.
Pressure is not applied to Qatar or Iran. It is applied to Israel
Islam is rejoicing at the internal strife of Israel as the left sacrifices lives to remove Israel’s right wing government
Tony Rice says
Just wait till Harris gets as President with Obama back pulling her strings. Muslim and Islam lover.
gravenimage says
Hamas murders six Israeli hostages, Biden insists US will keep working on deal to free the rest
That’s how diplomacy works in the modern world. Murder hostages, and those who profess to oppose you will still keep trying to figure out what they can give you that would induce you to free the rest.
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All too true.
Heidi says
Appeasement has not and will never work. Weakness invites violence and our American government is not only weak and ineffective but is lead by those who hate the idea of a free and independent populace.
Rick Olsha says
No matter what happens to us AM ISRAEL CHAI forever and ever !!!!
OLD GUY says
There should be no deal. If Hamas or anyone else are holding hostages the response should be release them or we take you and your leaders out. Quit giving them money and aid as a bribe. It never works. They simply comply for the transaction and move on to the next terror attack or abduction of more hostages in order to cut another deal. These deals empower them. Make them pay the ultimate price for their actions.