Prof. Ishay Rosen-Zvi, 63, who heads the Jewish Philosophy and Talmud department at Tel Aviv University, says that the redemption of captives is not at all a new issue. The return of hostages has been one of the aspects of the international relations that Jewish communities have maintained over the generations, he says.

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