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Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Hamas: Red Cross can't visit Schalit
2007-09-07
A senior Hamas official announced on Thursday that his organization would not allow the Red Thingy Cross to visit kidnapped IDF soldier Cpl. Gilad Schalit, Army Radio reported. "If Israel knows where he is located, they might blow the place up in order to bring about his death and end the whole affair," he said.

He added that Hamas had received no new offers to free Palestinian prisoners in exchange for Schalit, but that there was movement on the issue and that other officials were mediating between the two sides after the Egyptians stopped their mediation efforts. The comments came after an Associated Press report on Wednesday that Cpl. Gilad Schalit's kidnappers "may permit" International Committee of the Red Thingy Cross representatives to visit him - a report that the ICRTC later denied. ICRTC officials have constantly demanded that Schalit be allowed visitors and to send messages to his family, but these requests have been denied, Bana Sayeh of the ICRTC's east Jerusalem office said on Wednesday.
Posted by:Fred

#10  You rang, Scooter?
Posted by: Halliburton - Biblical Plagues Division   2007-09-07 22:17  

#9  I pray G-d helps that poor boy. And biblical vengance be visited upon HAMAS.
Posted by: Scooter McGruder   2007-09-07 21:03  

#8  Believe it or not, he's still alive and being held in Gaza. At least he was as of the first of July. The paloes broke his hand so badly that he needed surgery. A few weeks prior to that, they released an audio tape of Shalit pleading for a prisoner exchange (obviously at gunpoint with a read script).

As to why the paleos haven't killed him yet, your guess is as good as mine. Maybe they think the Israelis will cave? Seems unlikely.
Posted by: mcsegeek1   2007-09-07 17:01  

#7  Yup, RJ. Were Shalit the proverbial goose that laid the golden egg, the Palestinians—in their genocidal glee—still could not but kill him just as quickly. I will be astounded if Shalit emerges from this alive. Nor will his corpse be remotely fresh, either.
Posted by: Zenster   2007-09-07 15:45  

#6  Betcha he's dead, that's the reason you "Can't" talk to him.
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2007-09-07 12:06  

#5  It occurs to me that Israel should do a couple things:

1) cut off foreign groups access to gaza.
2) round up gaza residents and deport them to the west bank.

Declare it a "land for peace" initiative.
Posted by: flash91   2007-09-07 10:51  

#4  Can you say "war crime"?

Knew ya could...
Posted by: mojo   2007-09-07 10:44  

#3  Reprisals, please.
Posted by: Excalibur   2007-09-07 09:23  

#2  where is Human Rights Watchs' comments on this. oh yeah they don't run their big mouths unless it's Israel or the US
Posted by: here now gone tomorrow   2007-09-07 08:54  

#1  Next time, take all of the land you want until you find him.
Posted by: newc   2007-09-07 05:20  

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