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| Islamic Jihad urges Palestinian groups to kidnap Israeli soldiers |
| 2008-08-24 |
| The military wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement on Saturday called on all armed Palestinian groups to kidnap Israeli soldiers. Capturing Israeli soldiers is an open option for all military wings of the Palestinian factions," the al-Quds Brigades of the Islamic Jihad movement said in a statement. The statement referred to a prisoner exchange that took place in July between Israel and the Lebanon-based Hezbollah group, in which Israel released five Lebanese prisoners in exchange for the remains of two Israeli soldiers captured in July 2006, saying such swaps "proved their effectiveness in forcing the Israeli governments to respond to the captors' demands." The statement also praised the abduction of Israel Defense Forces soldier Gilad Shalit in June 2006 by Hamas and two other Palestinian groups, saying that the operation was "clear evidence that the resistance groups are able to free the more than 11,000 prisoners Israel holds." Hamas demands that Israel release 1,000 political prisoners, in addition to all the jailed women, children, elderly and sick Palestinians currently in Israeli jails. The statement also criticized an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas that took effect on June 19, calling for Israel to ease the blockade on the Palestinian territory, and for Palestinian militants in the Strip to cease firing rockets into Israeli territory. "The lull provided security for the settlers who live around the Gaza Strip, and the Palestinians did not reap any benefits," the statement said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 Without an ARCLIGHT? |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2008-08-24 15:08 |
| #2 When the next Israeli soldier is kidnapped, Israel should initiate a scorched-earth policy on the group AND AREA involved with the kidnapping, resulting in a significant, permanent loss of territory and population. I'd suggest one square kilometer for each Israeli kidnapped. Pretty soon, Paleostain will have to "borrow" territory from Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, and/or Jordan. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2008-08-24 15:07 |
| #1 "The military wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement on Saturday called on all armed Palestinian groups to kidnap Israeli soldiers... The statement also praised the abduction of Israel Defense Forces soldier Gilad Shalit in June 2006 by Hamas and two other Palestinian groups, saying that the operation was "clear evidence that the resistance groups are able to free the more than 11,000 prisoners Israel holds." The official, opposition's, confirmation of Olmert's mind-blowingly moronic Pshchos for Corpses exchange as the worst political decision of 2008. |
| Posted by: Bulldog 2008-08-24 08:21 |