Hamas Source: Price for Shalit Will Only Go Up
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01/07/2009 A Hamas official told Ynet on Wednesday that a significant progress has been made in the negotiations to free Israeli occupation soldier Gilad Shalit, but that progress is not enough to seal the deal. The source warned against reaching a dead end in the talks, saying the situation could rapidly deteriorate and the captive Israeli soldier could end up being held in the Gaza Strip for years on end.
According to the source, the Israeli side is holding back the talks by stalling over technical details and going back to review the names of Palestinian detainees whose release has already been agreed on. The Hamas source acknowledged that Israel's approach is more earnest than before, but that the exchange deal is still not viable at present time.
He added that Hamas is preparing for all possible scenarios, including a complete meltdown of the negotiations – which, he said, would lead to Shalit being imprisoned in Gaza for an untold number of years. "The Israelis know what our demands are, they keep trying to improve their standing and still haven't internalized that for three years we have not budged. The price will only go up as time passes, whether we are talking about days, weeks, months or years, the Israelis will pay the price we demand, if not more because of the their stubbornness," the source said.
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Readers Number : 326
01/07/2009 A Hamas official told Ynet on Wednesday that a significant progress has been made in the negotiations to free Israeli occupation soldier Gilad Shalit, but that progress is not enough to seal the deal. The source warned against reaching a dead end in the talks, saying the situation could rapidly deteriorate and the captive Israeli soldier could end up being held in the Gaza Strip for years on end.
According to the source, the Israeli side is holding back the talks by stalling over technical details and going back to review the names of Palestinian detainees whose release has already been agreed on. The Hamas source acknowledged that Israel's approach is more earnest than before, but that the exchange deal is still not viable at present time.
He added that Hamas is preparing for all possible scenarios, including a complete meltdown of the negotiations – which, he said, would lead to Shalit being imprisoned in Gaza for an untold number of years. "The Israelis know what our demands are, they keep trying to improve their standing and still haven't internalized that for three years we have not budged. The price will only go up as time passes, whether we are talking about days, weeks, months or years, the Israelis will pay the price we demand, if not more because of the their stubbornness," the source said.
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