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| Israel may free 450 prisoners in exchange for Shalit |
| 2008-06-30 |
| (AKI) - Israeli mediators have offered to exchange 450 Palestinian prisoners for the liberation of Israeli soldier, Gilad Shalit. According to sources quoted in the Arab newspaper, al-Hayat, the Israeli delegation presented a list of prisoners in a proposal put to the head of Egypt's secret services, Omar Suleiman, who is mediating the talks. The names were chosen from a list of 1,000 prisoners delivered in the past few days by Hamas to Egyptian mediators. Israeli mediators on Thursday returned home and are not expected to return to Cairo before the Palestinian leaders respond to the proposals. The list reportedly includes people who have committed less serious crimes, among them many women and children. Although there have been repeated violations of the week-long truce between Israel and Palestinian militants, the Jewish state appears to be committed to further talks regarding the prisoner exchange for Shalit. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 Mojo and AP are right. If Israel gives up Samir Kuntar though, my support for them is done. Damn Olmert to hell for being a gutless coward who is leading Israel back to the death camps. |
| Posted by: Lumpy Spusoth6394 2008-06-30 18:50 |
| #7 It's somehow related to the IDFs need to be more pure than pearl. And yeah Ima know pearlschein, so don't. |
| Posted by: Flagg Col. USA 2008-06-30 18:38 |
| #6 I hate to point it out, but they'd probably get better results from just shooting the 450 and dumping them at the Gaza crossings. |
| Posted by: mojo 2008-06-30 12:19 |
| #5 I get it. Olmert thinks that he can bring peace by negotiating with terrorists. It is all fueled with hope, appealing the the "better nature" of Hamas. Only trouble is that Hamas is a collection of psychopaths, who have no human empathy. I see Hamas sticking to their strategy of wearing down and attriting Israel from a thousand cuts. It is working. Olmert will cling to the hope of appeasing Hamas, which has proved to be a failed hope. Well, it is up to the people of Israel whether they want to survive as a nation or not. Olmert is the symptom of a greater malaise, not really the problem. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2008-06-30 11:09 |
| #4 #1 I don't get it. I don't get it either. |
| Posted by: RD 2008-06-30 08:50 |
| #3 CB3135, Well, I don't agree. I think an Israeli is worth many times that. On the other hand, I will be really surprised if Gilad Shalit is returned alive. He has probably been dead for over a year. After the 450 Palestinian criminals are released, Hamas will find some excuse to back out of the deal. As the Big Lizards blog says, this shows that Olmert doesn't even have the spine to stand up to Israeli families - he freed a notorious murderer in return for the REMAINS of two other soldiers who were captured. Hamas has now learned that the way to get their people out of jail is to kidnap Israeli soldiers and hold them - or their bodies- for ransom. I wonder where Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, the International Red Thingy and the rest of the usual suspects have been concerning Cpl Shalit. He was a legitimate prisoner of war - or would have been if he had been captured by a legitimate army rather than a gang of thugs. He has not been allowed contact with the International Red Thingy to verify his health and well being. |
| Posted by: Rambler in California 2008-06-30 01:51 |
| #2 Obviously HAMArSe thinks one of their people is worth 1/450th of an Israeli. |
| Posted by: Craving Brown3135 2008-06-30 00:34 |
| #1 I don't get it. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2008-06-30 00:26 |