Moran Corse interviews Betty Lahat (Hebrew only for women only):
https://www.hidabroot.org/article/1189663
former-prison-director-betty-lahat-shatters-the-lies-fed-to-us-regarding-terrorists-prison-conditions-for-terrorists-humanitarian-assistance-and-the-complicity-of-the-media-and-officials-in-the-intensification-of-terror-against-jews.html
But first, let's focus on what she said about Gilad Shalit.
She ripped off all the propaganda surrounding the whole Shalit episode.
And it's not just shocking, but enraging.
A Hotel for the Bloodiest Terrorists – Courtesy of the Israeli Government & Your Taxes
Here's a basic list of what these villains enjoy in Israeli prisons:
- decent meals
- a rich & varied canteen to supplement their decent meals
- free high-quality health care (including life-saving complex surgery in Israeli hospitals)
- free dental care
- free studies
- access to terror-supporting "lawyers" (who really act as agents for the terrorists to pass on orders and plots for further terror)
- access to cable TV with a wide variety of channels
Mentally contrasting this to what Yehonatan Pollard (who helped Israel without harming even ONE American) suffered in maximum-security prisons in one of the best nations in the world made my blood boil.
But it gets worse.
Sinwar and other terror-chieftains religiously watched the Israeli news, thoroughly analyzing the programs to discover and exploit weaknesses in Israeli society.
Because nearly all the Israeli news channels (except Channel 14) are Leftist, he quickly understood the spirit of those in control, their attitude toward the Right, and the mood of the nation.
Betty recalled how these imprisoned terrorists knew the names and positions of all the political pundits, policy makers, and security officials.
This knowledge and the power the Israeli Leftist authorities gave to Sinwar (against Betty's vehement opposition) allowed Sinwar to manipulate the ENTIRE Shalit process.
Horrifically, even the demonstrations for Shalit's release occurred at the behest of...Sinwar.
Sinwar stands at the head of Hamas and orchestrated the Slaughter of the Jewish communities near Gaza.
Guess Who REALLY Orchestrated the Shalit Demonstrations & Prisoner Exchange?
That's right.
All the "release Shalit at any price" hullabaloo and the constant focus on Shalit's father and the demonstrations for Shalit's release?
It was the HAMAS leadership winding them up to do this!
I couldn't believe it, but I listened to it several times and Moran herself asked Betty to repeat it.
So we know it's true and not a misunderstanding.
Hamas controlled everything about the Shalit episode until the bitter end.
All those Jews in Israel demonstrating on behalf of Shalit (and I guess Shalit's father himself) did so unknowingly at the behest of Hamas.
And by following the Israeli news stations, Sinwar and the other terrorists judged how their manipulations worked and analyzed where and how to tweak their manipulations to enable results more to their liking.
As Betty stated:
They admired the father of Gilad Shalit.
They worshipped the ground he walked on and everything he brought about.
Did We Kick Out the British to Get a Hamas-Controlled Government?
Out of those 1200 terrorists freed in exchange for Shalit, 41 had murdered 570 Jews.
And the terrorist leaders (mainly Sinwar) chose exactly which ones to release.
These imprisoned terrorist chieftains — Sinwar at the head of it all — went through the imprisoned terrorists one by one and carefully chose the most lethal ones.
Again: Sinwar himself helped Israeli authorities decide which terrorists will be released in exchange for Shalit.
It's like allowing Hitler to decide which German POWs to be released.
The Israelis KNEW and they ALLOWED IT ANYWAY.
WHO is REALLY in charge here?
And many of those released terrorists didn't stay in Israel and Gaza.
They went to Syria, Turkey, and Qatar to continue their terrorist strategies such as organizing terror groups to attack Jews worldwide.
At least 2 of those released terrorists directly involved themselves in the orchestration and execution of the Great Slaughter of the Jewish communities near Gaza.
These aren't my conclusions. Brave Betty herself says all this in the interview.
The Bare Truth in All Its Ugliness
I thought I knew how bad things were.
But I didn't know they were THIS bad.
So for example, I remember the whole episode with Gilad Shalit. I davened fervently for his release and took on various mitzvot for his merit.
But even at the time, I remember occasional frum writers censuring Shalit's father.
And certainly, frum people took issue with the release of so many terrorists — and such bloodthirsty terrorists — for one Jew. (It's against halacha because it sets a lethal precedence.)
But it was hard to criticize anything about it without feeling mean or giving the impression of callousness.
But now I know that, despite the display of seeming insensitivity it would have garnered, we should have opposed it.
Yet who would think that Jews demonstrating in Israel on behalf of a captive Jewish IDF soldier was playing right into the hands of a barbaric terrorist group?
And horribly, that's exactly what it was.
(And yes, Betty claims Hamas is running the show with the current hostage situation as well. Some frum pundits & bloggers wisely already picked up on a "not kosher" vibe regarding the handling of the current hostage situation, but I don't know if anyone realized the extent Hamas is manipulating all this.)
It would also seem the amount of Jewish soldiers killed every day is something Hamas desires.
I'm not the only one who opposed the entry of soldiers into Gaza at this point in the war.
Any caring fool could predict the tremendous loss of Jewish life we're seeing now.
So why did the army generals and the government allow it and continue to allow it?
Who's really making the decisions?
The Brutal Extent of the Complicity of the Leftist Media & Authorities
Of course, I always condemned them for their Leftist policies and news presentations, which wreaks spiritual and physical destruction. I condemned their Leftist secular lifestyles in Eretz Yisrael, which brings harsh Heavenly judgment down on Am Yisrael.
But never did I realize they were complicit to this extent in the mass slaughter of Jews.
Yes, of course they held some complicity in the terror attacks and wars.
But to this extent? Hand in hand? After all, Betty and others tried repeatedly to convince the Leftist authorities of their wrongness.
Meaning, directly because of what the Leftist Israeli media broadcast on their news stations, they caused the bloodshed of thousands of Jews (not just on Simchat Torah, but prior to that too).
The insistence of certain authorities (including Israel's State Prosecutor) to allow the terrorists to enjoy these conditions, to access and pass on this crippling information, and to enable them to orchestrate terror attacks from their prison cells — this goes far, far beyond the usual "well, your secular Leftist views are harmful and against Torah."
Several terror attacks — and the Horrific Slaughter on Simchat Torah — could NOT have happened without the direct complicity of all the above-mentioned actors on the Israeli side.
Furthermore, Betty described (similar to Rafael Chiyun's testimony in an interview with Oded Harush: the-man-who-raised-the-alarm-1-month-ago-hamas-is-practicing-a-parallel-invasion-of-several-communities-and-they-removed-his-intelligence-gathering-systems-just-before-october-7th.html) how the prison authorities cancelled the eavesdropping program they used to follow what terrorists in prison said and did — a program which provided early detection of potential terror attacks.
Such complicity (despite clear and well-explained warnings) clearly indicate Erev Rav.
And now we know the extent of their complicity — we know that they aren't "just" misguided yet well-intentioned Leftists living in a bubble of optimism.
After all, Betty and others did everything they could to explain the reality of the prison situation and who was really calling the shots.
It used to sound melodramatic to call these people evil.
But that's what they really are: evil.
They worked — and continue to work — hand-in-hand with Hamas's goals.