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2004-01-30 Middle East

Israel Military Blows Up Attackerâs Home

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Posted by Jarhead 2004-01-30 7:26:48 AM|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Yassin also said Friday that his group is making every effort to seize Israeli soldiers as bargaining chips for the release of Palestinians in Israeli jails

That is exactly the reason the Israelis should have never bargained in the first place. Now having established an exchange rate, the Paleos are probably thinking that for a half dozen soldiers, Sharon will empty the jails for them.

Posted by JerseyMike 2004-1-30 9:03:11 AM|| 2004-1-30 9:03:11 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Jersey, good point. Appeasement (the Arabs like to call it negotiation) almost always backfires like that. Another amusing variable of dealing w/people who think nothing like you or I do.

Posted by Jarhead 2004-1-30 9:23:18 AM|| 2004-1-30 9:23:18 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 i dont think their reaction to Hamas will be the same as that to hezbollah, and it wont take long for Hamas to see that. As far as i can tell there is some kind of deal making going on with Hezbollah. Things seen and things unseen.

Posted by liberalhawk 2004-1-30 10:02:16 AM|| 2004-1-30 10:02:16 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 The attack also disrupted a visit by two senior U.S. State Department officials, David Satterfield and John Wolf, who were trying to persuade Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia to meet with Sharon as a way of restarting the stalled "road map" peace plan. The two envoys were at Israelâs Defense Ministry when the bomber struck.

Nothing like a good dose of reality. The question is, will the State Department finally come to their senses? Probably not.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-1-30 12:08:43 PM|| 2004-1-30 12:08:43 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 The 24-year-old bomber was a Palestinian police officer â causing much chagrin within the Palestinian Authority, which has been under international pressure to use its police force to stop such attacks.

Hmmmmmmmmm. Doesn't sound like that strategy's working out too well, does it?

Posted by tu3031 2004-1-30 8:40:14 PM|| 2004-1-30 8:40:14 PM|| Front Page Top

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