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| Dekel and Diskin in Cairo for intensive talks on Schalit |
| 2009-03-15 |
| Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) head Yuval Diskin and the prime minister's special envoy for prisoner exchanges, Ofer Dekel, will hold what are being called "make-or-break talks" in Cairo on Sunday in an effort to clinch a deal to free kidnapped soldier Gilad Schalit from Gaza before the Olmert government leaves office. The negotiators, who will meet with senior Egyptian intelligence officials, have until Sunday night to finalize an agreement, sources told The Jerusalem Post on Saturday night. A special cabinet session is scheduled to convene Monday morning on the exchange. Ministers will either be asked to approve the details of a prisoner swap, or be briefed on the unsuccessful efforts. Fourteen of the 26 cabinet ministers have told the Post that they would likely support a deal, or at the very least would not prevent it from going forward. Prime Minister-designate Binyamin Netanyahu has been updated by Olmert, but was not asked to approve the latest developments. Israel's deadline of Sunday night for an agreement is based on the expectation that coalition agreements for the new government are to be presented to the Knesset on Tuesday. "This is the last week that decision-makers have to fulfill their obligation to save Gilad," Yoel Schalit, Gilad's older brother, told Channel 2 on Saturday. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Next time they're sucked into the "What'll you trade for Shalit" Trap, kill the negotiators |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2009-03-15 20:12 |
| #1 This is a sausage I don't want to see being made. Tell me when Schalit is released, and his condition at the time; anything less is fairly meaningless, as Hamas dangles the possibility that they might release him if the right offer is made and they're in a giving mood that day. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2009-03-15 09:11 |