The deal spin released on Monday evening is a warning signal to the military and political leadership about Israel's status and positioning in the brutal Middle Eastern jungle. Israel's denial and its complete opposition, God willing, will not change the fact that indeed someone thought of these numbers as a basis, even just the beginning, for negotiations.
The "Overton window" in the field of prisoner deals was promiscuously moved in the Shalit deal in which more than 1,000 terrorists with blood on their hands were released.