I’m happy for Shalit’s family, they did what most parents would do for their children. Objectively this is a horrible deal that should not have happened. The blame should go to the Gov and not the Shalit family.
Thanks to you both for weighing in. It helped me to understand the situation better. It sounds like the long term fallout could be very destructive. Still, when a person such as me [softhearted] sees Shalit free at last, it’s hard to regret it. Future victims of Hamas terrorism won’t have the same luxury, sad to say.