Helena Rapp was 15 when she was stabbed to death on her way to school by a Palestinian youth.
Now, 19 years later, with the swap of prisoners Tuesday involving Gilad Shalit, her family says they are reliving her death. Helena’s killer is being released from an Israeli prison with hundreds of other Palestinians in return for captured Israeli soldier Shalit.
“Recent days have taken me 20 years back, to the day of my daughter’s murder,” said her father, Zeev Rapp, who is now a 66-year-old grandfather. “Three prime ministers promised me my daughter’s killer would never be released — but he was released today, a despicable murderer who killed a 15-year-old girl and tore her heart out.”
Source: Los Angeles Times
My comment:
Noam Shalit was not willing to scarify his son. He do not mind that hundreds of brutal Islamic killers are back on the streets, a heavy price to pay to get a soldier back from the battlefield.
Many International newspapers brand the “prisoner swap” as a huge political victory for Hamas. We can also add the Islamic Republic of Iran, who have been supporting the terror-organization that control Gaza.
If Jewish families start thinking like the Shalit family, Hamas and radical Islam will be able to finish off the state of Israel.
They just have to kidnap a dozen or so new Israeli soldiers, and the Jewish state will collapse.
While Muslims do not mind loosing their sons and daughters in the battle to get rid of the Jewish state, the prisoner swap on Gilad Shalit sets a dangerous trend.
Islamic killers Benjamin Netanyahu promised would never been released, are now free men. Freed by a compromise that for a long time was unthinkable.
Israelis are obviously tired of fighting for their very survival. Soon if will be easy match for the last anti-Christ, who will have backing from every nation under the sun.
He will come under a banner of “peace”, and will deceive the World. The Jews will be caught into the final trap.
Romans 2:8-10
But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow evil, there will be wrath and anger. There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile; but glory, honor and peace for everyone who does good: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile.
As followers of Jesus we must rejoice. Not because people place them selves under judgment, but that the Messiah is about to return to bring an end to the chaos and wickedness that rules on Planet Earth.
Written by Ivar
ivarfjeld.com 
As much as I applaud the release of Gilad this deal will only encourage the future Palestinian capture of more Israeli citizens.
The majority of Palestinians are nothing more than mindless heartless barbarians.
God please be with our Jewish brothers
While the “prisoner swap” may seem unfair in numbers, and to the families who lost loved ones who now have to deal with the release of those brutal murderers, what happened today showed the world the very character of our precious Lord Jesus Christ. Our Great Shepherd has proven to all that one lost sheep in the flock of His chosen people is “worth more than many sparrows.”
In the Parable of the Lost Sheep, Jesus said this:
“Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.”
Our Lord neither slumbers nor sleeps as He watches over Israel. He is still the defender of the defenseless. He is still delivering those trapped in the Lion’s Den. He is still sending out His angels to open up prison doors and set the captives free. He is Holy. He is sovereign. His purposes and plans will be fulfilled in spite of the mistakes of mere man.
The Bible says, “what satan meant for evil, God will turn it around for good.” These thugs and murderers who have been released most likely have been implanted with a human GPS microchips and are being monitored 24/7 where ever they go. From the North to the South to the East and to the West, their release is probably aiding Israel by allowing them to be tracked, both individually as well as collectively.
When evil tries to encroach in one direction, the Lord will see to it that it flees in seven. Jesus will raise up a standard against the enemies who seek to destroy His chosen ones on His Holy land. We need not fear the future for we already know the outcome. It is ALL in God’s capable hands.
Thank you Lord for hearing our prayers and bringing Gilad home.
Dear JM.
Shalom.
Thanks for this comment. I do rejoice with Gilad Shalit.
But, I am also full of sorrow for the Jewish people, who had to release hundreds of brutal killers who will keep on crippling Jews, wherever they get a chance.
You wrote:
Our Great Shepherd has proven to all that one lost sheep in the flock of His chosen people is “worth more than many sparrows.”
My comment:
I might be wrong, but I have never heard anyone confirm that Gilad Shalit has become a Messianic follower of Yeshua? If I am wrong, please correct me. If He is still a “lost Sheep”, He is still lost inside Israel also.
In regards to Hamas supporters being branded as “sparrows”, I feel that is an understatement. Are you trying to use irony?
Jesus told us something very different. When one person finds Him, repent and become a follower of the Messiah, He have eternal value. The rest will be cut of, and thrown into the fire.
There might be few exits out of Gaza, but only two out of our life in the flesh. Heaven or Hell.
Is anyone going to preach the gospel to Gilad Shalit and all Hamas-supporters?
Shalom Ivar,
It is nice to talk with you.
I understand that you are saying — that there is both the joy and heartache. You are correct that sadly, Gilad is not (yet?) a Messianic follower of Jesus, so technically he is still a lost sheep inside of Israel. But the parable that Jesus spoke about clearly tells us the characteristics of that single soul who is infinitely precious to him. He asks, ‘when seeking a lost sheep, who should I look for?’
He says, “Should a physician shun the sick?’
‘Should a shepherd avoid a lost sheep if its coloring is marred and not perfectly white?’
‘If there are some flaws on the sheep (not yet a Messianic believer) should I shun that sheep and go after one who is more worthy?’
The parable explains that the Shepherd pursues whom He wants to pursue for His own pleasure simply because He is God and can do what he wants to do. If a sheep is gone, He will search for it ceaselessly until he finds it, whether it is a believing sheep or not.
But the Pharisees mocked Him for this and called Him one who welcomes those who are wretched. They said, ‘Look, He even eats with them and partakes in feasts with these lowly sinners and fallen women.’ The bigger picture here is that our Father has displayed His heart of compassion to a lost sheep, one that was in captivity, and that is a beautiful thing for the world to see.
You’re right, about referring to Hamas supporters as “sparrows”, maybe I should have used the phrase “worth more than many vultures” instead. But my point is that Gilad’s homecoming is a wonderful metaphor for a larger picture about our Lord. One that shows us that He still answers prayers, He is still in control and He still sets the captives free. We know that He knows the end from the beginning and He has given us the Bible so that we would also know the end from the beginning. We don’t have to fret and fear over politics and the decisions of men. All we have to do as Christians and not of the world is to simply TRUST HIM for the outcome.
As Joel Rosenberg said: “Today, we are rejoicing with the nation of Israel that the God of Israel is a prayer-hearing and prayer-answering God, a wonder-working God.”
Love in Yeshua,
JM
Dear JM.
Shalom, and thanks for blessing me.
I have been called by Yeshua to witness about Him, to a couple of hundred Jews. I love them all. Also those who did not respond, but rather was puzzled by a gentile loving Israel more than many Jews.
It is not my job to save anyone, neither Jews nor gentiles. That is a job the Holy Spirit can do better than any of us. He has to pierce people cold or lukewarm hearts. Who the Father do not draw closer to the Son, we can not convince.
I have been amazed about so many secular Jews, who are open in regards to Jesus being the Messiah. Non of the secular Jews, told me to “get lost”. A couple of dozen of them, or so, accepted a New Testament in Hebrew. I have also seen a lot of interest in Zionist Settlers in regards to my Messianic faith. I have been blessed by Yeshua, to be his witness in Samaria. A small group of Zionist Religious Jews listen carefully in their home on the Mountains of Zion.
The Lion of Judah is in control. I love Him more than my own life in the flesh. I have nothing to offer Him, but to be a living sacrifice. Amen.
May the Lord bless you, Ivar for following His call. I have no doubt that you will have MANY crowns to cast before our King when we stand before His throne. His face shines upon you and is gracious unto you.
Blessings!
JM
Yawhe says: I will bring you back into the länd and there I will sprinkle you…
He first brings back his people and than He saves them!
It is not a pre-condition!!!
I think it is also terrible to demand of somebody to sacrifice their child. if somebody does, well, that´s something special…
the muslims don´t scrifice their children, they kill them out of hatred..you can´t compare that at all!!
Non of us can truly say how we would feel unless we were in the position of Mr Shalit, if your son/daughter was taken captive by a group representing the religion of peace such as hamas would you be willing to leave them captive day and night constantly pondering what is happening to them, are they alive, are they suffering? You can all give an opinion of what you think you would say/do, but in the real world should it occur to one of your beloveds, what would you really do? Personally I see both sides and agree with both sides , I suspect a number of these terrorists will not last long in the land of the living should they return to terror.
Dear Ivar,
I am curious. What do you mean when you write to JM about being a “living sacrifice”?
Dear Key.
Shalom.
Romans 12:1
Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.