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Hamas leader in Gaza says Shalit talks frozen, Israel to blame
By Amos Harel and Avi Issacharoff, Haaretz Correspondents, and AP
Tags: Israel, Hamas, Gaza Strip 

Hamas' senior leader in the Gaza Strip says talks on exchanging captured Israel Defense Forces soldier Gilad Shalit for Palestinian prisoners have frozen, and blames Israel.

Mahmoud Zahar says the Egyptian-mediated negotiations have broken down because Israel won't meet Hamas demands to release prisoners convicted of murdering Israelis.

Zahar also said Wednesday that the talks have stalled because Israel and Egypt won't open their border crossings with Gaza. Both countries sealed the border after Hamas seized power in Gaza in June 2007.
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Hamas wants Israel to free hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in exchange for the soldier. Israel has balked at Hamas' demand to release convicted murderers.

Hamas-led militants captured Sgt. Gilad Schalit in a cross-border raid two years ago.

Israeli security sources involved in the negotiations over the abducted IDF soldier said no significant progress was achieved in recent weeks' talks.

The ministerial meeting Sunday to reevaluate the criteria for releasing Palestinian prisoners was meant to send Hamas a message that Israel is willing to show a certain degree of flexibility, the sources said.

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      1.   Ridiculous 18:17  |  ScotGuy 03/09/08
      2.   Frozen Talks 18:28  |  Jacob 03/09/08
      3.   Time to stop playing games with murderers. 18:46  |  David 03/09/08
      4.   At the end the Government will bend over 18:51  |  Ezequiel levy 03/09/08
      5.   Israel should force the re-start of "negotiations" 19:00  |  Igor D. 03/09/08
      6.   WHAT A LOT OF HAMAS DOUBLE TALK!!! 19:09  |  Ian 03/09/08
      7.   Hamas should not just call for the opening of the crossings! The 19:17  |  lakshmi 03/09/08
      8.   For Igor D # 5 19:22  |  Clickfool 03/09/08
      9.   helloooo 19:52  |  earth caling 03/09/08
      10.   For Clickfool #8 19:59  |  Israeli citizen 03/09/08
      11.   No other way toliberate Gilead Shalit. 20:15  |  Jean Van Daem 03/09/08
      12.   Talks on Gaza Frozen As Shalit Continues to Hold It Hostage 20:48  |  JP 03/09/08
      13.   HOW TO EMBARRASS HAMAS 21:17  |  Ian 03/09/08
      14.   A challenge for Israeli Citizen # 10 21:35  |  Clickfool 03/09/08
      15.   Humbled by the familiy`s resilience 21:39  |  ScotGuy 03/09/08
      16.   You`re recycling old propaganda again, Jean van Daem # 11 21:44  |  Clickfool 03/09/08
      17.   More flatulent drivel from JP # 12 21:47  |  Clickfool 03/09/08
      18.   Spineless Kadima Has Emboldened Arabs Arrogance and Terror . 21:56  |  Joseph.E 03/09/08
      19.   When have Arabs been to blame ever? over anything? Exhorbitant 23:39  |  PETER SM 03/09/08
      20.   #4 Mr Levy if Haaretz finally starts again we should 23:40  |  Big Sur 03/09/08
      21.   If IDF can go to Entebbe why not Gaza free shalit 23:45  |  Big Sur 03/09/08
      22.   Clickfool on flatulent drivel 23:57  |  peter 03/09/08
      23.   Peter, Montreal: Well said. 00:44  |  JP 04/09/08
      24.   Thanks to Clickfool for drawing attention to my point. 00:47  |  JP 04/09/08
      25.   Big Sur - IDF Did 00:58  |  Mark of Lewiston 04/09/08
      26.   #17 You are truly the expert on flatulent drivel 01:04  |  McQueen 04/09/08
      27.   For JP # 24 20:39  |  Clickfool 04/09/08
      28.   For McQueen, who never quite left grade school # 26 20:42  |  Clickfool 04/09/08
      29.   The Fool from Sussex 21:26  |  Yakov 04/09/08
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