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[ 29/11/2009 - 11:28 AM ]
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)-- Israeli radio revealed on Saturday that the Palestinian Authority and Washington are hindering a prisoner exchange deal whereby Palestinian captives are released from Israeli occupation jails in exchange for the Palestinian resistance releasing Gilaad Shalit, fearing that such a deal would raise Hamas's popularity amongst Palestinians.
The radio said that the PA in Ramallah is insisting on some Palestinian prisoners being released as a goodwill gesture to Abbas before concluding a prisoner-exchange deal with the resistance factions holding Shalit.
According the radio, the US administration is expecting that a prisoner-exchange deal is going to weaken the PA in Ramallah, thus Washington requested that a deal is not reached soon or on the terms of Hamas.
The radio also said that the German mediator is going to Gaza in the middle of next week to get Hamas's response to the latest Israeli proposal for the exchange deal.
POINTS THAT ISRAELIS ARE PONDERING….. ON THE ‘SHALIT DEAL’
November 29, 2009 at 10:36 am (Gaza, Israel, Palestine)
As the ‘Shalit Deal’ comes closer to reality, so do the fears expressed by many Israelis. What happens if scores of Palestinian prisoners are freed? It happened before, will it happen again??
Israelis are asking one basic question…. Is the Shalit deal worth the price?
Israel’s refusal to negotiate the deal earlier has generated these fears. Israel’s actions in Gaza over the past year has created a hatred and distrust towards the Israelis. Distrust and hatred on both sides complicate the situation.
Can these fears and feelings be overcome and can the deal actually go through?
HaAretz attempts to discuss the situation….
but the answers remain a mystery.
Bringing Gilad Shalit home is going to cost human lives. We do not know how many, we do not know their faces, we do not recognize their names. But we can assume that they walk among us. As a direct result of a Shalit deal they could lose their lives. When the Israeli government approves a deal at any price, this could be the price: dozens or perhaps hundreds of Israelis killed.
Just as in war, a Shalit deal could cost lives. Opinion polls and momentary popularity do not justify such a price. Even the emotional picture of Shalit in the arms of his mother does not justify the price. The only justification will be in knowing that this is it, it’s over – no more. Netanyahu will prove he is a worthy leader only if he promises that immediately after Gilad’s return, Israel will return to its strength and determination, to the spirit before Entebbe.
The above come from the following article…. Israel must prove Shalit deal is worth the price
Which can be read HERE
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