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Israel-Palestine-Jordan
PA official: Force won't free Shalit
2006-10-01
The Palestinian Authority's Refugee Minister Atef Adwan on Saturday warned Israel not to attempt to force the release of kidnapped IDF Cpl. Gilad Shalit.
"Don't even think about it, Zionists!"
In an interview to the Nazareth-based Kul-el-Arab, Adwan said that the matter of Shalit would be resolved through negotiations, and urged Israel to accede to the kidnappers' demands to release Palestinian security prisoners as part of an exchange deal.
"Udderwise, he's toast! Yez got dat? Toast!"
Regarding the recent meeting in Damascus between Hamas leader-in-exile Khaled Mashaal and head of Egyptian Intelligence Omar Sulieman, Adwan told the paper that while he respected Sulieman, the Egyptian official should not send harsh letters to PA official.
"We got our dignity, y'know. Youse know what happens when our dignity gets dented!"
Rather, Adwan said, Sulieman should restrict his role to that of an advisor. According to Israel Radio, PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas said in Qatar on Friday that Egyptian-brokered efforts to secure Shalit's release continued.
Posted by:Fred

#8  Kill 'em all, then take their land and coat it with lard.
Enough, 6. It was funny the first few f*cking times.
Posted by: 6   2006-10-01 18:49  

#7  "Force won't free Shalit".

Well how do you know if you don't try?
Posted by: mcsegeek1   2006-10-01 17:26  

#6  Wait for the next Hamas rally, then cordon off and detain the entire crowd. Bundle them off to an internment camp and keep them in miserable conditions. Offer to trade them back, but make sure that Hamas only gets the release of ordinary folk. No big wigs, no terrorists, just a buch of fuckwits who were stupid enough to vote in a terrorist government.

It either that or just begin leveling a solid block of Gaza on a daily basis until Shalit isreleased. Do it with bulldozers or, if there is armed resistance, regroup and walk in less accurate artillery to do the job. Palestinians are so death oriented that nothing else even makes an impression on them. Unless people have split open skulls or sucking chest wounds, they don't even notice.
Posted by: Zenster   2006-10-01 15:49  

#5  Start capturing and executing Gazans on a daily basis. Terrorism is defeated by visiting terror upon the perpetrators in many multiples.
Posted by: ed   2006-10-01 08:25  

#4  poor guy
Posted by: anon   2006-10-01 08:00  

#3  "Force won't free Shalit."

Neither, apparently, will Israel's completed withdrawal from Lebanon.

PA math, as normal: Israel gives all, PA gives nothing. The PA will never HAVE to give anything, because Israel and the US have made themselves pliable and submissive in order to keep up the facade of an alliance with certain European countries. Shame on both Israel and the US.
Posted by: Jules   2006-10-01 07:45  

#2  The math is painful but clear: How many Israelis will die as a result of releasing all the prisoners Fatah and Hamas wants vs. how many do they have in their hand now? What would the political cost be for Fatah and Hamas be if they held onto them or killed them?
Posted by: gorb   2006-10-01 02:42  

#1  Into the sea with you. Bye Gaza. Easy come and easy go.
Posted by: newc   2006-10-01 00:32  

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