Amos Harel, Avi Issacharoff, and Jack Khoury, Haaretz Correspondents: Sources: Hamas' inflexibility, Egypt tensions stalling Shalit talks
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Title:"Where is Gilad Shalit"...?
Name:Stephen
City: GeneveState: Switzerland.
That will be an question that Pres. Sarkozy may just ask Pres.Assad. Assad will ask Mr.Meshal to come on over and explain. Pres. Assad, will be told that Mr.Meshal has left for Khartoum. Pres. Sarkozy will insist that Gilad Shalit is a French citizen, furthermore he will demand safe return of Shalit. Pres. Assad will call Egyptian Pres. Mubarak, who in turn will say that Hamas does not return his calls mainly because the Rafah Crossing is not permanently open. Finally Sarkozy, will phone Barak for help. Barak will say he is not sure that Gilad Shalit is even in Gaza. There is a hole in the bucket dear Lisa......"