Hamas rules Israel now?

Actually it's being soft-hearted.
It's the Israeli media who rule Israel.
They made it appear as if everyone here wanted Shalit back at any price, because who is so heartless as to not empathize with his poor parents?

Fact is, most Israelis I've spoken to, know this is going to cost us the lives of many more people who will be murdered by those just released, and more kidnapping attempts - which, successful or not, are always painful.

But what the media wants, the media gets.

In america we refer that to "sheeps", which aren't held high in regard in terms of intelligence. It's not the peoples fault though, it's just simply the culture.