"Listen to Edan" (editorial, December 1) contains a heartfelt plea that Prime Minister Netanyahu should "prioritize the hostages' release with decisive action." Additionally it also urges Israelis and Americans to "focus their energies on getting Alexander, as well as the other hostages, home as fast and safely as we can." Every one of us yearns and prays for the speedy release of the remaining hostages in reasonably good condition. But your editorial fails to address the crucial question: just what price are you willing to pay for this? Hamas demands in return for the captives, dead and alive, that Israel release terrorists it holds in its jails, declares a permanent end to the war, and pulls out of Gaza leaving Hamas in control. If Israel is willing to concede such a victory to Hamas, it most probably will be able to retrieve all of its captured people. The question we must face is whether we are willing to pay this price?