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| Israel says no deal to Hezbollah prisoners exchange |
| 2008-04-15 |
| Israel believes its two soldiers kidnapped by Hizbullah have passed away and is not prepared to negotiate a swap of their bodies. Quoting an activist with a pro-Israeli U.S. organization, an-Nahar's Sarkis Naoum said the "price demanded by Hizbullah in return for bodies of the two soldiers is very high. That is why Israel is not prepared to negotiate for their bodies." Israel, the source added, is more interested in negotiating a swap of its soldier held in Gaza "who is believed to be alive, or at least he was believed to be alive two months ago." The source said Israel "would not launch new war on Lebanon unless provoked by Hizbullah." He said Syria "thought after the 2006 war in Lebanon that it could imitate Hizbullah. It has a bigger army and more capabilities and tried to behave like Hizbullah." "However, Syria found out after the Sept. 26 air raid, when Israeli jet fighters demolished a building allegedly used as a nuclear facility, that it remains weak militarily, especially in confronting Israel, so it gave up the idea," the source concluded. |
| Posted by:Fred |