Op-ed: Other countries would have turned Abbas' wife into a bargaining chip until kidnapped citizens' return.

Analysis: While the Islamic organization scores points on the Palestinian street for kidnapping the three Israeli teens, but Israel's operation weakens Hamas' presence in the West Bank, thwarting its goal of taking over the territories.

Op-ed: Teens' abduction was expected, as loss of hope on Palestinian side and Israeli unwillingness to compromise are blowing up in our faces.

Analysis: Why was there no warning against kidnapping? What happened to Israel's intelligence supremacy in West Bank?