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| Hamas gives Israel 24 hours to meet Palestinian prisoner demands |
| 2017-05-03 |
| [IsraelTimes] Terror group says it will increase its own price for any future prisoner swap deal if ultimatum not met. The Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason, terror group on Tuesday gave Israel 24 hours to accede to the demands issued by hunger-striking Paleostinian prisoners, warning that otherwise it would increase its own demands in a future prisoner exchange with the Jewish state. For each day the standoff between Israel and the Paleostinian inmates held in Israeli jails continues, the terror group said it will add the names of 30 prisoners to the list of detainees it wants released in a future swap deal. The deadline was set by the military wing of Hamas, the de facto rulers of the Gazoo Strip after the organization seized control of the coastal enclave in 2007. "We warn the enemy not to ignore the just and legitimate demands of the prisoners, and we say we are giving the enemy leadership 24 hours to respond," a front man for the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades said in a recorded speech. Otherwise, he warned, Israel would "pay the price every day they delay responding to the demands." Paleostinian officials say some 1,500 prisoners participated in the hunger strike that began on April 17, with detainees ingesting only water and salt in protest of their conditions. Israel Prison Service front man Assaf Librati said on Monday that 870 prisoners are still refusing to eat. Israeli officials have said they will not negotiate with the prisoners. Israel is seeking the release of three Israeli men who crossed into the coastal territory of their own accord: Avraham Mengistu and Hisham al-Sayed, as well as Juma Ibrahim Abu Ghanima, whose presence in Gazoo is unconfirmed. Hamas, an Islamist terror group that seeks to destroy Israel, also holds the bodies of IDF soldiers Oron Shaul and Hadar Goldin, who the army determined were killed in action in the 2014 Gazoo war. In the past, Israel has released thousands of Paleostinian prisoners in return for captured Israeli soldiers, civilians, or the remains of Israeli soldiers. As a precondition for negotiations, Hamas demands that Israel release all Paleostinian prisoners freed in the 2011 exchange for captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit and relocked away ... anything you say can and will be used against you, whether you say it or not... in 2014 when three Israeli teens were kidnapped and killed in the West Bank. Despite occasional media reports of negotiations, via a mediator between Israel and Hamas, no deal has yet been formulated. In 2011, as part of the prisoner exchange deal for Shalit, an IDF soldier who had been kidnapped and held by Hamas in Gazoo, Israel released 1,027 Paleostinian and Israeli Arab prisoners. Over the past three weeks, support for the hunger strike has gained momentum with West Bank marches, strikes, and backing on Paleostinian social media. The hunger-strikers, led by convicted terrorist and popular Paleostinian figure Marwan Barghouti, who is serving five life terms for his role in deadly attacks, have become a cause celebre, with near daily demonstrations in support of them. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #9 Time for another BBQ? |
| Posted by: Iblis 2017-05-03 19:13 |
| #8 Some how I can see Bibi saying "I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse" |
| Posted by: AlanC 2017-05-03 14:36 |
| #7 I fail to see the problem here. |
| Posted by: Crusader 2017-05-03 14:15 |
| #6 After the 24 hours ultimatum deadline passes, they will escalate the threat: "If Israel does not meet the prisoner's demands, All Hamas leaders will join the Hunger strike (at least during the month of Ramadan)". Israel's Response : " we are all breathlessly waiting to see Haled Mashaal loose a few kilograms, please continue your valiant efforts until all of you meet the 70 virgins(Registered trademark) |
| Posted by: Elder of Zion 2017-05-03 13:23 |
| #5 RE#4 - a tactic Mr. Trump may have seen before. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2017-05-03 13:02 |
| #4 So "If you don't meet our price we will raise it higher."? |
| Posted by: Hellfish 2017-05-03 12:25 |
| #3 Paleo hunger strikes have been commonplace since about 2005 or so. IMO, the Israelis should let the prisoners know that not eating will kill them and then, if the prisoners don't eat, let them martyr themselves. The UN can be given advanced warning and if anybody wants to join the Paleos in prison, let them in. |
| Posted by: lord garth 2017-05-03 10:54 |
| #2 Hunger strikes? Impotent threats about threats you were going to do anyway. Refusing to flush your own toilet, next? Heavy, very heavy. Bend over.... |
| Posted by: Muggsy Thud3381 2017-05-03 09:57 |
| #1 Oooooooh! Demands! Turn off their power |
| Posted by: Frank G 2017-05-03 07:00 |