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Islamic Jihad urges Palestinian groups to kidnap Israeli soldiers
By DPA
Tags: Islamic Jihad, Israel 

The military wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement on Saturday called on all armed Palestinian groups to kidnap Israeli soldiers.

"Capturing Israeli soldiers is an open option for all military wings of the Palestinian factions," the al-Quds Brigades of the Islamic Jihad movement said in a statement.

The statement referred to a prisoner exchange that took place in July between Israel and the Lebanon-based Hezbollah group, in which Israel released five Lebanese prisoners in exchange for the remains of two Israeli soldiers captured in July 2006, saying such swaps "proved their effectiveness in forcing the Israeli governments to respond to the captors' demands."
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The statement also praised the abduction of Israel Defense Forces soldier Gilad Shalit in June 2006 by Hamas and two other Palestinian groups, saying that the operation was "clear evidence that the resistance groups are able to free the more than 11,000 prisoners Israel holds."

Hamas demands that Israel release 1,000 political prisoners, in addition to all the jailed women, children, elderly and sick Palestinians currently in Israeli jails.

The statement also criticized an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas that took effect on June 19, calling for Israel to ease the blockade on the Palestinian territory, and for Palestinian militants in the Strip to cease firing rockets into Israeli territory.

"The lull provided security for the settlers who live around the Gaza Strip, and the Palestinians did not reap any benefits," the statement said.

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      2.   The cost of Leftism 16:26  |  Brod 23/08/08
      3.   Though Control through Language 16:34  |  Myles 23/08/08
      4.   But what you can expect for such actions from eternal naive left 16:36  |  JP 23/08/08
      5.   The cost of trading major terrorists for bones. 17:09  |  S 23/08/08
      6.   what about civilians.. 17:31  |  Edithann, USA 23/08/08
      7.   kidnapping Israeli soldier 17:44  |  Miriam 23/08/08
      8.   Brod about Entebbe 18:24  |  David Israel 23/08/08
      9.   Words vs words 18:33  |  Natallie Durson 23/08/08
      10.   #7 Miriam, can you read? 18:48  |  Franco 23/08/08
      11.   Islamic Jihad urges the kidnaping of Israelis 18:50  |  Steve Gure 23/08/08
      12.   If it were all that easy, there`d be a lot more Cpl Shalits 19:36  |  Voice of Reason 23/08/08
      13.   And This Is Why Terrorist should get a swift Trial And 19:44  |  Dish It Out 23/08/08
      14.   Great. Israeli forces will kill all armed Palestinian groups and 21:26  |  Ben 23/08/08
      15.   Those dear sweet friendly Palestinians 21:56  |  x-ray 23/08/08
      16.   Some basic facts for Myles 21:58  |  x-ray 23/08/08
      17.   IJ are 100% correct to think IL will give in to ALL their demands 22:01  |  Alan SA 23/08/08
      18.   what a good IDEA!!! 23:00  |  BuBu 23/08/08
      19.   Myles back to x-ray 23:49  |  Myles 23/08/08
      20.   8: No, I think Miriam`s saying that if a terrorist is a civilian 00:00  |  Global Citizen 24/08/08
      21.   #14 Myles re x-ray 02:14  |  Labhras 24/08/08
      22.   Myles, Semantics and Chomsky 02:47  |  Gil 24/08/08
      23.   Liberating kidnapped Israeli soldiers. 08:09  |  Jean Van Daem 24/08/08
      24.   Myles since you have met Labhras 08:40  |  x-ray 24/08/08
      25.   #10, Franco...to Miriam 08:42  |  Silvienne 24/08/08
      26.   Boycotting israeli hummus is better then kidnepping 09:34  |  Yaakoc Sullivan 24/08/08
      27.   arrest and kidnapping 09:52  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 24/08/08
      28.   THE SUBTLE LANGUAGE OF PEACE 10:11  |  indrajaya 24/08/08
      29.   prisoners with out trial 11:27  |  guy 24/08/08
      30.   ISLAMIC Jihad are international terrorists,present in WB & Gaza 11:47  |  PETER SM 24/08/08
      31.   #25 Silvienne 12:57  |  Franco 24/08/08
      32.   childern in israeli jails 12:59  |  child1 24/08/08
      33.   from islamic jihads point of view... it makes sense... 13:15  |  ravi 24/08/08
      34.   to cippora 13:24  |  rm 24/08/08
      35.   indrajaya 13:30  |  Steve 24/08/08
      36.   #34 to rm re:cippora 14:27  |  Hastaroth 24/08/08
      37.   RAVI No doubt Islamic Jihad" makes sense"in parts of the Punjab 15:10  |  PETER SM 24/08/08
      38.   Chomsky 16:50  |  Israeli citizen 24/08/08
      39.   CHILD 1 Just like the Nazis and Iran`s Mullahs,Pals send 17:00  |  PETER SM 24/08/08
      40.   CHILD 1 Just like the Nazis and Iran`s Mullahs,Pals send 17:00  |  PETER SM 24/08/08
      41.   GUY"many thousands of palistinian civilians who are being held - 17:04  |  PETER SM 24/08/08
      42.   # 41 PETER SM 17:54  |  guy 24/08/08
      43.   `Settlers who live around the Gaza Strip`? 18:06  |  Paul Henzen 24/08/08
      44.   Invade gaza now 19:00  |  Danite 24/08/08
      45.   IDF, kidnap the idiots who said this and torture them 19:09  |  michelle 24/08/08
      46.   # 45 Michelle - `Torture them` 22:51  |  Paul Henzen 24/08/08
      47.   #42 Guy re petersm and B,Tselem 23:20  |  Labhras 24/08/08
      48.   GUY.You claim"MANY THOUSANDS of palistinian civilians-" B`tselem 01:38  |  PETER SM 25/08/08
      49.   GUY Here is what B"Tselem says.Av.806.!! THOUSANDS where??? 02:44  |  PETER SM 25/08/08
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