There is a reason why Palestinians are keen on releasing their prisoners, despite the heavy price they continue to pay for their freedom. It may seem rational to ask the question: what is the point of releasing a few Palestinian detainees from Israeli prisons if the price of doing so is the death of over 15,000 Palestinians in Gaza? Even if all Palestinian prisoners - numbering about 7,000 - are released, they would not even amount to 30 percent of the total number of Palestinian dead and