No surprise, then, that Prisoners of War (Hatufim) – the Israeli TV drama on which Channel 4's US hit Homeland is based – is even more emotionally charged and wrenchingly powerful than its US remix. When a bus gets blown up, they see accusing eyes on them, as if the bombers being freed to commit such atrocities is their fault. Soldiers released in prisoner exchanges report feeling blamed for every terrorist attack after the swap. Statistics show that many released terror suspects soon reoffend, meaning Israeli PoWs become crippled by guilt. Meanwhile, Israel has released an estimated 10,000 imprisoned Palestinian terrorists in the past 25 years, usually in group deals to free its own captured troops. There are 1,500 former prisoners of war living there – an incredible number, given its population is around the same as London's. H ostage-taking is a raw, sensitive subject in Israel.
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