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Last update - 22:49 14/07/2008 Olmert: Hezbollah report on fate of Ron Arad is 'absolutely unsatisfactory' By Barak Ravid, Haaretz Correspondent and The Associated Press Tags: Ron Arad, Hezbollah, Olmert Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday that a report by Hezbollah on the Lebanese milita's efforts to determine the fate of missing Israeli airman Ron Arad was "absolutely unsatisfactory. Olmert added that Israel was still determined to shed light on the mystery of the missing Israel Air Force navigator who has not been seen his plane was shot down over Lebanon in 1986. "The prime minister made clear to the secretary-general that he considers the report to be absolutely unsatisfactory," Olmert's aide told reporters in Paris at the close of the Union Mediterranean summit. Advertisement Asked whether Israel was happy enough with the report to push forward with the prisoner swap, the aide said "I don't know. We are working on clarifications." It was not immediately clear whether Olmert's assessment would influence the cabinet's decision on Tuesday on whether to go ahead with a planned prisoner swap with Hezbollah, scheduled for Wednesday. The cabinet will discuss the report on Tuesday and will be briefed by the intelligence bodies that convened on Sunday and Monday on the matter. A source in the prime minister's entourage said that the decision on whether or not to authorize the deal will rely on this briefing. Hezbollah's 80-page-report on its efforts to determine Arad's fate, transferred to Israel on Sunday, is at the center of a prisoner swap which would see the return of two Israel Defense Forces reservists whose abduction by Hezbollah sparked the Second Lebanon War in 2006. The two soldiers, Ehud Regev and Eldad Goldwasser, are presumed to be dead. The prisoner exchange deal also included the release of five Lebanese fighters currently held in Israel, including notorious Lebanese terrorist Samir Kuntar who is serving multiple life sentences for the murder of four Israelis in a 1979 terror attack. Over the weekend, Hezbollah transferred to Israel previously unseen photographs of Arad alongside diary excerpts and the 80-page report. Defense Minister Ehud Barak also addressed the report during a Labor faction meeting on Monday, saying that it didn't "supply any answers," and that Israel was solely responsible for finding out Arad's fate. Related articles: Hezbollah hands report on Ron Arad over to Israel Ron Arad's family gets photos of missing IAF navigator Haaretz.com TV: Hezbollah reveals previously unseen photos of Ron Arad Bookmark to del.icio.us   Hezbollah's pleasure For Israelis, the release of Kuntar is a form of self-inflicted torture. 'Nasrallah will pay' Family and friends of abducted soldiers gather to mourn.   1.   Worlds Worst Negotiators 21:09  |  Joseph 14/07/08   2.   But Israel`s explanation 21:12  |  Chris Linthwaite 14/07/08   3.   that`s way it is so difficult to reach agreements with israel 21:16  |  bashar 14/07/08   4.   Olmert, do something right for once - cancel the deal 21:44  |  Barry 14/07/08   5.   You Want To Know The Truth? 22:20  |  Yosemite 14/07/08   6.   A true landmark 22:41  |  David 14/07/08   7.   The dead have of all of eternity to wait 22:56  |  MARK KLEIN, M.D. 14/07/08   8.   Israeli`s with Olmert, must feel like Americans with Bush 23:00  |  Slappy 14/07/08   9.   #3 bashar - it`s not a deal, it`s a pig in a poke 23:06  |  * BEN JABO 14/07/08   10.   #2 linthwiate`s inhumanity 23:08  |  odles 14/07/08   11.   The report was written in Nasrallah`s cave 23:16  |  Tulip 14/07/08   12.   DO NOT SWAP THEM, STOP THE DEAL !!!!!! 23:17  |  sIEM 14/07/08   13.   ADDITION TO MY REACTION 23:22  |  siem 14/07/08   14.   Hey olmert. Unsatisfactory? So why did you agree to this outrage? 23:28  |  can`ttakehimanymore 14/07/08   15.   Ron Arad 23:47  |  jeff 14/07/08   16.   prisoner`s exchange 23:52  |  tony 14/07/08   17.   Send Kuntar home in a body bag with no explanation given 23:55  |  Dish It Out 14/07/08   18.   #3 00:06  |  Jane 15/07/08   19.   Bashar 00:29  |  Robert 15/07/08   20.   Last minute haggling 00:38  |  Baz Mann 15/07/08   21.   Shove it up Hezbollah`s rear end! 00:40  |  Murray the Mongoose 15/07/08   22.   This is no way to run a country 01:32  |  John 15/07/08   23.   Chris Linthwaite # 2 I Thought They Were Lebanese 01:33  |  Jeff Northridge 15/07/08   24.   it used to be... 01:36  |  bashar 15/07/08   25.   #2 You actually believe that baloney? 01:41  |  McQueen 15/07/08   26.   So who killed Ron Arad, or where is he? 01:47  |  Joe Sittizen 15/07/08   27.   What was Arad doing... 02:08  |  Maureen Ann 15/07/08   28.   I agree, an 80 page report is unsatisfactory. 02:24  |  Stephen. 15/07/08   29.   #14 McQueen of New York 02:40  |  Chris Linthwaite 15/07/08   30.   Really bashar? How about recognizing us? 02:45  |  Dan 15/07/08   31.   Maureen Ann .. 03:11  |  Connie 15/07/08   32.   Kuntar and the two Captured Israeli solders 03:25  |  vicalex 15/07/08   33.   The Iranian`s claims are bull dust! 03:37  |  Moshe 15/07/08   34.   #15 robert: whinning! 04:02  |  bashar 15/07/08   35.   SO ARE YOU UNSATISFACTORY MAD MERT;BUT YOUR STILL IN OFFICE!LEAVE 04:05  |  glenna 15/07/08   36.   #26 Dan: accepting israel 04:05  |  bashar 15/07/08   37.   But Chris L 04:11  |  Jake 15/07/08   38.   to Joseph #1 04:17  |  Hilda 15/07/08   39.   No real story on ARAD 04:35  |  NEIL GOLAN 15/07/08   40.   #27 Connie. Idiot! 04:36  |  Maureen Ann 15/07/08   41.   IT`S UNSATISFACTORY THAT MAD MERT IS STILL SITTING IN HIS COMPHY 04:37  |  glenna 15/07/08   42.   #3 bashar - Talking about agreements 04:44  |  * BEN JABO 15/07/08   43.   #23 Maureen Ann - We could ask the same of you 04:56  |  * BEN JABO 15/07/08   44.   Kuntar 12:59  |  ari 15/07/08   45.   Kuntar should Never be released 00:32  |  Khalil 16/07/08   46.   We have Enough Murderers in Lebanon! 00:38  |  Khalil 16/07/08   47.   #40 Maureen Ann - Don`t call Connie by your name 14:51  |  * BEN JABO 16/07/08

Read & React PRISONER SWAP: Israel receives coffins said to hold Regev and Goldwasser Responses: 121 'We want to remember our son as he was, not as a body' Responses: 31 Bradley Burston: The pleasure Hezbollah takes in torture Responses: 123 Another Olmert probe, another American businessman, another unpaid loan Responses: 9 Rosner's Domain Talansky threatened to use a bomb - a long time ago (WTR) The new 'Obama advisor' problem: Senator Chuck Hagel Attacking Iran to get the world's attention? Poll: The more religious the Jewish voter, the more pro-McCain More Headlines 14:53 Israel: Bodies handed over by Hezbollah are Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev 14:55 'We want to remember our son as he was, not as a body' 14:51 In Lebanon, red carpet laid out for convicted terrorist Samir Kuntar 14:52 IN PICTURES / How the abduction was carried out 14:57 ANALYSIS / In Lebanon, prisoner swap is Hezbollah victory 14:54 Gerhard Conrad - the 'fair' middleman overseeing the swap 12:27 Another Olmert probe, another American businessman, another unpaid loan 13:43 Woman, 51, gives birth to 'miracle' child 2 years after son killed in Lebanon 12:37 Saudi-sponsored interfaith meet kicks off in Spain 13:24 The new 'Obama advisor' problem: Senator Chuck Hagel 09:10 Report: Iran to hold large air force exercise to strengthen deterrence 05:33 Hamas representatives delay talks on swap for Shalit Previous Editions Select Day 15 jul 14 jul 13 jul 11 jul 10 jul 09 jul 08 jul 07 jul 06 jul 04 jul 03 jul 02 jul

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