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July 01, 2006
Holy Shit!
was my first thought when I saw this:
ISRAEL last night threatened to assassinate Palestinian Prime Minister Ismael Haniyeh if Hamas militants did not release a captured Israeli soldier unharmed.The unprecedented warning was delivered to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in a letter as Israel debated a deal offered by Hamas to free Corporal Gilad Shalit.
The article is here, its from a paper called The Australian. I haven't seen confirmation anywhere. No one else is running this story.
Its unlikely that the Israeli Government would make such an announcement on the Sabbath. But then again, it is permitted to break the Sabbath if a life is at stake.
True or not, the timing is perfect either way, as Israel will not be discussing this until after the Sabbath.
Who knows what will happen between now and then.
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UPDATE VIA MVRWC: From YNet News:
Palestinian president warns Palestinian prime minister Israel may hurt him, other Hamas ministers if crisis around Israeli soldier's abduction is not resolved soon, al-Hayat newspaper reports; Palestinian security sources believe Israel will prefer to target senior Hamas members in Damascus
and United Press International is quoting The Australian:
GAZA, July 1 (UPI) -- Israel has threatened to assassinate the Palestinian prime minister if Hamas militants do not release a captured Israeli soldier unharmed, it was reported.
The warning was delivered to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in a letter, as Israeli officials considered an offer by Hamas to free Cpl. Gilad Shalit -- and Israeli military officials prepared an invasion force for a second major offensive into Gaza, The Australian reported.
Hamas political leaders in Gaza -- including Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh -- had gone into hiding.
This is gonna be interesting.
Posted by LindaSoG at July 1, 2006 02:22 AM
Comments
That's the first thing I said, too!
Posted by: SondraK at July 2, 2006 01:48 AM
Well, my first thought was a portion of a line in a verse in the song, O-H-I-O by CSNY "...should have been done long ago."
-unc.
Posted by: Uncleshag at July 3, 2006 08:44 PM