Hostage Negotiations
Question
I was wondering if you could tell me what the halacha says about what to do in terms of hostage negotiations. What is the right thing to do to get hostages back? Is exchanging 100s of terrorists and criminals for less than a handful of hostages both dead and alive the correct course of action? I just wondered considering the chances that these people can then potentially kill so many more people. I look forward to hearing your response.
Regards
Hayley