Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Gillerman took advantage of the monthly UN discussion on the situation in the Middle East Thursday to warn the members of the Security Council on the threat posed by Iran. Gillerman said Iran paid Hamas USD 50 million in order to torpedo efforts to release Gilad Shalit.But to determine the final tally Iran paid for this nefarious act one would be guilty of extreme callousness, if the total cost did not include the human cost in terms of Israeli and Palestinian lives which have been irreptably damaged and/or harmed by Iran’s malfeasance as well. By what scale can one measure sorrow? How does one assign a price per pound for a grieving heart?
"Today I learned that Iran had paid USD 50 million to Hamas in order to torpedo the deal to the release of kidnapped IDF soldier Gilad Shalit. If Iran is willing to pay so much money to solve a humanitarian issue, it is frightening how much they will be willing to pay to torpedo any diplomatic initiative to block their nuclear efforts," Gillerman said, referring to an item first published by Yedioth Ahronoth Thursday morning.
All of which begs the next logical question; if Iran paid US$50 million for one IDF soldier what did Iran pay Hezbollah for two?
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