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Proposal in Congress: No Gilad Shalit, no Gaza aid
By Natasha Mozgovaya, Haaretz U.S. Correspondent
Tags: Israel News, Gaza, Hamas 

WASHINGTON - A new initiative by members of the United States Congress seeks to condition the transfer of the $900 million for the Palestinians on an end to rocket fire on Israel from Gaza, and the release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pledged the $900 million during a conference in Egypt this week to raise money for Gaza reconstruction, in the wake of Israel's three-week offensive aimed at halting rocket fire on its southern communities.

Shalit has been held captive in Gaza since June 2006, when he was snatched from his army base in a cross-border raid from Gaza.
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The proposal followed a meeting on Capitol Hill between Noam Badin, the director of the communications center in Qassam-battered Sderot and several members of Congress and their advisors.

After the meeting, Rep. Shelley Berkley of Nevada drafted a petition to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, which demanded that the financial aid be delayed for as long as the rocket fire continues and Shalit remains in captivity.

Berkley, a Jewish politician well-known in Congress for her support of Israel, backed the Israeli operation in Gaza during December and January, and even told Haaretz that maybe Israel had been too tolerant.

State Department spokesman Robert Wood said last week that $300 million of the total sum pledged by the U.S. would go to meet "urgent" humanitarian needs in Gaza.

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      1.   Imagine 17:48  |  Gee 05/03/09
      2.   At least the US Congress has guts, even if the Knesset doesn`t 17:49  |  IW 05/03/09
      3.   Good job the Israel Lobby !!!!! 18:06  |  willy 05/03/09
      4.   Sorry to be a bit insistent on that matter, but why would..... 18:16  |  Swiss (Dino) 05/03/09
      5.   Let`s match that 18:20  |  motti 05/03/09
      6.   AIPAC test 18:21  |  KR 05/03/09
      7.   Gaza Aid/Shalit release 18:23  |  ernie 05/03/09
      8.   Humanitarian issue on both side and not only the side you support 18:23  |  Dan 05/03/09
      9.   more than one million of civilians for a soldier 18:25  |  Ivan 05/03/09
      10.   Shalit and the $900m, how about Pal Prisoners 18:28  |  Abjad 05/03/09
      11.   3, Swiss (Dino) 18:40  |  Harry 05/03/09
      12.   Berkeley is a dual National Israel/US Citizen 18:40  |  Monitor 05/03/09
      13.   #RE: Swiss 18:41  |  Yaron 05/03/09
      14.   Sounds like a plan! 18:45  |  Zach 05/03/09
      15.   Congree is Isralei Occupied Territory... 18:46  |  Joe 05/03/09
      16.   "Democrats of the World Unite" 18:46  |  Akram Zekaria 05/03/09
      17.   Sounds fair 18:48  |  baurat 05/03/09
      18.   as if it could work...??? 18:56  |  unpiednoir 05/03/09
      19.   To Swiss Dino 18:57  |  Mary 05/03/09
      20.   Ridiculous double standard 19:02  |  David 05/03/09
      21.   Just Write your Congressman-Free Shalit!! 19:12  |  Gayle 05/03/09
      22.   Abjad (#8)11000 Pal prisoners 19:13  |  Gil 05/03/09
      23.   to # 10 19:15  |  Izzy 05/03/09
      24.   It`s our money, we determine the conditions 19:15  |  SteveS 05/03/09
      25.   Ha ha.... lets see where it ends 19:17  |  joe 05/03/09
      26.   Finaly, Israel is coming to its senses. 19:18  |  ottomatik 05/03/09
      27.   Swiss (Dino) #4 Do you really want to understand? 19:19  |  Gil 05/03/09
      28.   Independent 19:19  |  Anthony 05/03/09
      29.   Swiss (Dino) #4 Do you really want to understand? 19:19  |  Gil 05/03/09
      30.   # 11 Harry, the money is not supposed to go to Hamas.... 19:20  |  Swiss (Dino) 05/03/09
      31.   Harry 11 19:24  |  Anthony 05/03/09
      32.   take this money and shove it 19:24  |  Syria Eagle 05/03/09
      33.   The US to donate 900 million with no strings attached? 19:26  |  S 05/03/09
      34.   No progress as long as Hamas there 19:43  |  Dave Duncan 05/03/09
      35.   not enough conditions 19:49  |  vik 05/03/09
      36.   Way to go US congress! 19:51  |  Johnny 05/03/09
      37.   On the merits of the Jewish woman,Mashiach is coming! 19:52  |  Kirk 05/03/09
      38.   Gaza US aid 19:54  |  KItty Lady Oregon 05/03/09
      39.   # 24 steve 19:54  |  Axel 05/03/09
      40.   Abjad....those are criminals, Shalit not. 19:56  |  MMM 05/03/09
      41.   That`s why Palestinians keep sending rockets to Israel! 19:59  |  Maria 05/03/09
      42.   Is Gilad Schalit still alive? 20:01  |  common sense 05/03/09
      43.   PALESTINIANS WAKE UP!!!!!!!!! 20:01  |  Maria 05/03/09
      44.   Rep. Berkley 20:04  |  Michael 05/03/09
      45.   Gaza 20:05  |  Harry 05/03/09
      46.   #20 david 20:06  |  yossi 05/03/09
      47.   Pledge,Initiative and Transfer? Fit Dhimmitude Laws 20:10  |  Joseph.E 05/03/09
      48.   New Proposal 20:16  |  Cedarman 05/03/09
      49.   BS 20:18  |  bert 05/03/09
      50.   It`s A Reasonable "String" To Attach 20:30  |  Jeff Northridge 05/03/09
      51.   # 47 jeff 20:52  |  Axel 05/03/09
      52.   This is AIPAC`s revenge on Clinton and Obama. 20:53  |  Michael 05/03/09
      53.   Israel run congress 20:54  |  Sama 05/03/09
      54.   # 14 Zach (2nd try) 20:55  |  Swiss (Dino) 05/03/09
      55.   The US Congress is, now throwing shoes.. 20:57  |  Stephen. 05/03/09
      56.   # 19 Mary 20:59  |  Swiss (Dino) 05/03/09
      57.   # 27 Gil, you are correct...... 21:02  |  Swiss (Dino) 05/03/09
      58.   Wake Up there are NO plaestinain prisoners, JUST Arab Terrorists! 21:04  |  Josh 05/03/09
      59.   This is not news 21:08  |  Natallie Durson 05/03/09
      60.   stop money to Israel 21:09  |  flora 05/03/09
      61.   Proposal in Congress No Gilad no Gaza aid 21:11  |  flo 05/03/09
      62.   Gilad Shalit 21:13  |  harold 05/03/09
      63.   Swiss lobby your government to pony up 900 mil 21:14  |  Joe Frazier 05/03/09
      64.   Pal prisoners 21:15  |  harold 05/03/09
      65.   Proposal in congress 21:15  |  flo 05/03/09
      66.   Who is responsible? 21:16  |  Gibor 05/03/09
      67.   Proposal in Gongress 21:17  |  flo 05/03/09
      68.   No Shalit No Gaza Aid 21:19  |  harold 05/03/09
      69.   No Shalit, No Gaza Aid 21:22  |  harold 05/03/09
      70.   same logic: no end to settlements, no u.s. aid to israel 21:26  |  bashar 05/03/09
      71.   Jeff being reasonable! 21:27  |  rm 05/03/09
      72.   #4, Dino 21:30  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 05/03/09
      73.   Fine, But No US aid to Israel Until All Settlements Const. Stops 21:30  |  Joseph Bloughberg 05/03/09
      74.   Swiss (Dino) # 4 Because It`s Our Money And Not Yours 21:32  |  Jeff Northridge 05/03/09
      75.   No Gild no Gaza aid 21:42  |  Roberto 05/03/09
      76.   Proposal To Berkely: No Justice for Palestine, No Guns for Israel 21:45  |  Binyamin 05/03/09
      77.   MONITOR Any photos of Starving Palestinians? 21:56  |  PETER SM 05/03/09
      78.   to # 4. 21:59  |  Antonio da Silva 05/03/09
      79.   #5 Motti 21:59  |  Marc 05/03/09
      80.   DAVID Actually loans and weapons to Israel have been halted 22:00  |  PETER SM 05/03/09
      81.   Condition aid to israel on releasing all 10.000 prisoners 22:01  |  Jens 05/03/09
      82.   to Swiss (dino) 22:02  |  Antonio da Silva 05/03/09
      83.   What deal? 22:03  |  Mandelarab 05/03/09
      84.   to Swiss (dino) 22:04  |  Antonio da Silva 05/03/09
      85.   Gaza Aid 22:06  |  Sabah 05/03/09
      86.   swiss dino 22:08  |  Philippe 05/03/09
      87.   swiss dino 22:11  |  Paul 05/03/09
      88.   if she were inNYC i`d vote for her 22:17  |  Steve -nyc 05/03/09
      89.   Obama and Clinton will throw the proposal out. 22:19  |  Michael 05/03/09
      90.   if we had aipac 22:20  |  bri 05/03/09
      91.   to Joe 22:26  |  Antonio da Silva 05/03/09
      92.   "is a Jewish life now worth 10,000 others" to abjad 22:26  |  nina 05/03/09
      93.   Israel holds 11,000 Palestinian POWs.. 22:28  |  James Hovland 05/03/09
      94.   Sounds reasonable to me 22:28  |  Gina 05/03/09
      95.   Dino (Swiss) 22:35  |  Real Swiss 05/03/09
      96.   American Idiocy... 22:37  |  marat 05/03/09
      97.   to # 10 Abjad and Swiss 22:41  |  J 05/03/09
      98.   not her business 22:41  |  ex-Israeli 05/03/09
      99.   Shalit prisoner of war 22:44  |  Jan Elshout 05/03/09
      100.   bashar #61 difference is.. 22:46  |  Gee 05/03/09
      101.   #4.If SWISS soldier was kidnapped, would YOU,SWISS,be indifferent 22:46  |  Vittorio 05/03/09
      102.   54 22:48  |  Anthony 05/03/09
      103.   DINO 22:50  |  Angel of Oregon City 05/03/09
      104.   #4 Swiss....I think Your country should give 22:51  |  Lynn 05/03/09
      105.   bashar - No its not.. Israel has a normal country and good 22:52  |  Ben 05/03/09
      106.   ISRAEL IS NOT AN OCCUPYING FORCE 22:52  |  Nechama 05/03/09
      107.   # 7 ernie.....no, 22:53  |  Lynn 05/03/09
      108.   FINALLY A RIGHT DECISION 22:55  |  DISRAELI 05/03/09
      109.   # 10 Abjad....if the Pal Gov hadn`t already 22:56  |  Lynn 05/03/09
      110.   Shelley Berkley Petitioning Clinton 22:58  |  Mark of Lewiston 05/03/09
      111.   # Bashar - stop occupation of israeli land 23:01  |  DISRAELI 05/03/09
      112.   She should be charged with DISLOYALTY 23:05  |  Candida 05/03/09
      113.   I thought israel won that war 23:14  |  just observing 05/03/09
      114.   What`s not to understand? 23:21  |  Sar Chasm 05/03/09
      115.   Better Idea 23:24  |  Scott 05/03/09
      116.   #89 DISRAELI sorry to disappoint you 23:24  |  Mark B. 05/03/09
      117.   # 79 ex-Israeli....give them your paycheck 23:27  |  Lynn 05/03/09
      118.   #88 Lynn, WON? 23:32  |  Mark B. 05/03/09
      119.   No fairness or balance in congress 23:34  |  John 05/03/09
      120.   # 25 joe......Congress held up funds for Egypt 23:36  |  Lynn 05/03/09
      121.   She should put America first not Israel 23:36  |  Bill 05/03/09
      122.   Joe # 15- There is a balanced ME policy 23:37  |  Arnold 05/03/09
      123.   When will Congress get the balls to put similar demands on Israel 23:38  |  binny 05/03/09
      124.   #87 Nechama, not true 23:38  |  Mark B. 05/03/09
      125.   # 80 Jan Elshout....actually he was kidnapped 23:42  |  Lynn 05/03/09
      126.   Cost to the US for the next IDF POW? 2 billion dollars? 23:43  |  binny 05/03/09
      127.   79 ex ISRAELI 23:43  |  Ari ben Yisrael 05/03/09
      128.   #4 Swiss (Dino) But why is Hamas continuing the violence?o 23:43  |  Smadar 05/03/09
      129.   to 94 Ari ben Ysrael 23:56  |  ex-Israeli 05/03/09
      130.   GREAT 00:24  |  docd 06/03/09
      131.   Swiss # 4 02:02  |  Wally 06/03/09
      132.   zionism? 02:11  |  mike 06/03/09
      133.   Considering 02:15  |  sabra 06/03/09
      134.   #106 Of course it is the occupying power, Nechama 02:19  |  Johnboy 06/03/09
      135.   Interesting headline..... 02:29  |  Johnboy 06/03/09
      136.   Philippe 02:39  |  Joan 06/03/09
      137.   A great proposal ! Set it rolling! 02:43  |  Free Gilad Shalit 06/03/09
      138.   Proposal in Congress: No Gilad Shalit, no Gaza aid 02:53  |  jay 06/03/09
      139.   ### 4 Swiss(Dino) 03:02  |  Dr.Joji Cherian 06/03/09
      140.   Bill 03:15  |  Philippe 06/03/09
      141.   a better idea 04:22  |  drew 06/03/09
      142.   Shelley Berkeley 04:39  |  Janice 06/03/09
      143.   Johnboy - Penney-Wise and Pound-Foolish Likudniks 04:43  |  Mark of Lewiston 06/03/09
      144.   Aid 04:52  |  John 06/03/09
      145.   Yet, many insist the Jewish lobby has no pull 04:58  |  Palestinian Prince 06/03/09
      146.   121. She should put America first not Israel 05:04  |  AL 06/03/09
      147.   I`m tired of Israeli firsters telling us what to do 05:17  |  U.S Army 11B Retired 06/03/09
      148.   Johnboy # 134 That`s Bull (part 1) 05:32  |  Jeff Northridge 06/03/09
      149.   #143, Mark of Lewiston 06:40  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 06/03/09
      150.   #2 - right on!! 09:17  |  Kenny 06/03/09
      151.   U SCongress Has More Respect for Israel than Israel Does 09:24  |  Baruch Gold 06/03/09
      152.   what hope for the 09:37  |  Mosdave 06/03/09
      153.   149 Cipora - I`m not so Sure 10:04  |  Mark of Lewiston 06/03/09
      154.   # 33 to "S" re: attached strings 13:43  |  eric 06/03/09
      155.   Joan 19:13  |  Philippe 06/03/09
      156.   Janice 22:09  |  Philippe 06/03/09
      157.   Dear America--- Come waste your money 23:22  |  Unchel Ben-Joseph 06/03/09
      158.   Paper citizenship of Shelly Berkley her nationality is not Americ 03:51  |  American in NY 08/03/09
      159.   No aid to who preduced and preduce Islamister 09:52  |  Benedictos mohamad 11/03/09
      160.   To # 74 11:11  |  Jeanne 13/03/09
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