Op-Ed Piece

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/18/opinion/saving-a-soldier-encouraging-terror.html?ref=opinion

The article I found was called "Saving a Soldier, Encouraging Terror" and it was about how Israel is trading prisoners that they are holding captive for Israelis that have been captured. In one case, Israel released 1027 Palestinian prisoners for its own Sergeant Shalit. The author, Walter Reich, feels that Israel is just welcoming more kidnappings and abuductions because other countries and groups of people know that they will be able to get much more in return for the person's release. The reason Israel is doing this is because they want to make their people feel more devoted to their country because their country is doing everything in its power to keep people "safe" and return people back to Israel.

I really enjoyed how this piece was written because the author interlaced his opinion through his story without it blatantly impacting the amount of facts in this article. He used a large amount of logic to ration his opinion which contrasted interestingly with the overwhelming pathos in this article. The examples that he used were very specific, which made him much more believable, and he obviously had done extensive research in addition to his viewing of Israeli conditions in person. Between the arguments of parents being happy to finally see their abducted kids returning and Israel trying to help its people, Reich weaved more logic about how these actions will only welcome more abductions. I feel that through his logic and interlacing of opinion, Reich was able to compose a truly eloquent piece of journalism that was an interesting viewpoint at Israel's attempt to better itself.