Prisoner’s mother soldier`s release: Efforts to free troops still at square one

Source: Haaretz, 01-04-2007
Miki Goldwasser, the mother of abducted "Israeli" soldier Ehud Goldwasser, said Sunday efforts to release her son and fellow reserves corps soldier Eldad Regev, remain at square one since July 12 last year, the day they were captured by Hizbullah.
Speaking on "Israel" Radio, Goldwasser said "Since the day of the capture, as far as we`re concerned, nothing has changed: we don`t know anything..."
When asked if the state is doing enough to bring back the abductees (prisoners), Goldwasser said "as far as I`m concerned enough will only be to have Udi [Ehud] back home, then I`ll know they`ve done enough; until then I cannot be sure and cannot ascertain that enough is being done; there`s always room for improvement, there`s room for creativity, there`s room for possibilities."
"I don`t expect anything from this particular chief of staff or another. I have expectations, first of all, from the state, and second of all from the armed forces, so that the tenure of a specific army chief is of no relevance to me; the army is responsible for bringing Ehud, Eldad and Gilad back from captivity," she said.
Speaking about her meeting with incoming "Israeli" Military Chief of Staff, Gabi Ashkenazi, Miki Goldwasser said it was a perfunctory meeting for making mutual acquaintances.
"There weren`t any significant statements, it was a relaxed introductory meeting; he wanted to get to know the people.
"We talked about things [pertaining to the capture and release of the soldiers], me more than him, but only sporadically."
Ehud Goldwasser`s mother also spoke of frustration and anger.
"I can`t afford to be really angry, because that would be a waste of energy as far as I`m concerned. I need to be creative and I need to work, therefore I won`t paralyze myself with anger," she said.