جلعاد شاليط
Diskin publicly objected to the [[Gilad Shalit prisoner exchange|prisoner exchange]] in which [[Gilad Shalit]] was released. He iterated that his objection was based on the perception that this sort of exchange encourages the [[kidnapping]] of soldiers and civilians, strengthens the terrorist infrastructure in the long term, and weakens Israel's [[Deterrence theory|deterrence]] capabilities.