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Last update - 16:06 16/06/2009
'Hamas foiled plot to assassinate Carter in Gaza'
By Avi Issacharoff, Haaretz Correspondent and Haaretz Service
Tags: Hamas, Israel News 

Hamas has foiled an attempt by Palestinian militants to attack former U.S. president Jimmy Carter during his visit to the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian source told news agencies on Tuesday.

According to the source, militants linked with Al-Qaida planted two roadside bombs at a border crossing between Gaza and Israel with the intent of striking Carter's vehicle on his way out of the coastal territory. Witnesses reported seeing Hamas forces patrolling near the Erez crossing and detonating the explosives.

Hamas Interior Ministry spokesman Ihab al-Rassin denied the reports, however, saying the group's forces had engaged in routine activity and had no information of an assassination attempt.
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Associates of the former president said they had received briefing on the matter, but would not elaborate on the matter.

Carter was in Gaza on Tuesday to meet with leaders of the ruling Hamas movement, in an effort to persuade them to adopt the international community's conditions for lifting the crippling economic blockade.

The former president brought with him to Gaza a letter for abducted Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, who has been in Palestinian captivity since he was captured in a 2006 cross-border raid.

Shalit's father Noam told Haaretz over the weekend that he Carter would be able to get a letter to his son and confirm delivery as early as this week.

Carter met last week with Hamas' political leader in Damacus, Khaled Meshal, but gave the Shalits no news about their son's condition following thosen talks.

The Shalit family has not had a sign of life from Gilad in a year. The last letter the Shalits received from their son, a year ago, was faxed to the offices of Carter's organization in Ramallah.

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      1.   Any enemy of Israel is a friend of Hamas 14:50  |  Avi 16/06/09
      2.   Al Qeda in Gaza - what a diverse Palestinian culture! 14:51  |  Avi 16/06/09
      3.   HAHAHA, Hamas acting against terrorist, excellent joke 14:56  |  maurice 16/06/09
      4.   As master of terror, they should put themselves in jail 14:57  |  Maurice 16/06/09
      5.   Just for curiosity`s sake 14:58  |  Christopher 16/06/09
      6.   Obviously rubbish made to make Hamas look good 15:02  |  Aussie Michael 16/06/09
      7.   Why would moslem terrorists want to kill Carter? 15:08  |  Binyamin Dissen 16/06/09
      8.   Carter legitimizes Hamas`s Jihad by recognizing them 15:20  |  Avi 16/06/09
      9.   How divided is Hamas..? 15:34  |  Stephen. 16/06/09
      10.   Paliwood 16:14  |  Arie 16/06/09
      11.   Can anyone articulate the difference between 16:16  |  Darth Zaider (Ed) 16/06/09
      12.   Binyamin: Why? 16:19  |  Arie 16/06/09
      13.   My Brother Binyamin #7 16:23  |  BDF 16/06/09
      14.   Hamas Versus Hamas 16:26  |  Yosemite 16/06/09
      15.   Re Shalit- How low can Hamas go 16:32  |  Arnold 16/06/09
      16.   Bravo Sierra 16:48  |  Jew 16/06/09
      17.   BDF 16:54  |  Arnold 16/06/09
      18.   Obama is about to remove Hamas from the list of terror groups 16:57  |  B 16/06/09
      19.   what a joke 17:03  |  Former President Jok 16/06/09
      20.   Carter 17:24  |  Lee 16/06/09
      21.   B - Carter Obama/Clinton & Hamas 17:31  |  Christopher 16/06/09
      22.   Shalit 17:35  |  Robert 16/06/09
      23.   Palestinins are Freedom Fighters 17:39  |  Tony Silver 16/06/09
      24.   to B.....israel had its terrorist organizations too! 17:46  |  Tony Silver 16/06/09
      25.   here is a joke doing the rounds on Internet ! 17:49  |  Tony Silver 16/06/09
      26.   People should learn something about Hamas 17:51  |  David Jacobus 16/06/09
      27.   Old Man 18:08  |  Mark Penn 16/06/09
      28.   PHOTO: The Cute Side of Anti-Semites. 18:09  |  Fortuna Benmayor 16/06/09
      29.   #22 Hi Yo Silver 18:11  |  *BEN JABO 16/06/09
      30.   fortuna the whiner 18:26  |  g.ripes 16/06/09
      31.   Tony Silver 18:29  |  Arnold 16/06/09
      32.   to 11 18:35  |  jorge 16/06/09
      33.   Carter for President (of Palestine) !!?!! 18:36  |  MIKE 16/06/09
      34.   Bad luck 18:36  |  Dean Blake 16/06/09
      35.   SOME DEMOCRAT 18:39  |  steve 16/06/09
      36.   tony silver and joke 18:43  |  Arie 16/06/09
      37.   Wow ! Hamas plot to kill. 18:43  |  The Teacher/Instruct 16/06/09
      38.   Carter 18:46  |  Tyler 16/06/09
      39.   Why has no one mentioned....? 18:51  |  GooseAndGander 16/06/09
      40.   Tactical Move 18:53  |  Atom 16/06/09
      41.   Kinda Subtle 18:55  |  Jasper 16/06/09
      42.   BBC article on Mr Carter visit in Gaza 19:00  |  Cesare 16/06/09
      43.   Tyler, do you also believe in the Tooth Fairy? 19:05  |  DavidAK 16/06/09
      44.   Carter 19:18  |  oneill ww2 vet 16/06/09
      45.   This Al-Qaeda? 19:27  |  Firebird 16/06/09
      46.   David Jaconus and HAMAS 19:31  |  decencyaboveall 16/06/09
      47.   What`s the beef with Carter? 19:32  |  Dianne Foster 16/06/09
      48.   Hamas and Carter 19:32  |  Ahmad Mohammed Musul 16/06/09
      49.   Arnold-----You are very active today. 19:38  |  BDF 16/06/09
      50.   my dear mr. o`neill 19:40  |  Dianne Foster 16/06/09
      51.   #47 Dianne Foster 19:59  |  *BEN JABO 16/06/09
      52.   #31 Arnold. You`re either blind or untruthful. 20:09  |  Lou Medel 16/06/09
      53.   Al Qaeda = Mossad 20:12  |  AK 16/06/09
      54.   Ms. Dianne(with two nn`s) Foster in Boston,USA 20:14  |  Lou Medel 16/06/09
      55.   Self pity is corrosive, Robert 21:02  |  Dianne Foster 16/06/09
      56.   PR TRICK 21:16  |  OZ 16/06/09
      57.   assassination 21:20  |  patriot 16/06/09
      58.   Left-hand unaware of right-hand? 21:28  |  Les 16/06/09
      59.   Arnold...your argument was fine until... 21:41  |  Sami 16/06/09
      60.   #53 you also are not keeping up with the where abouts of al-qaeda 02:01  |  world observer 17/06/09
      61.   #55 Shallit was kidnapped - there was no state of war at that 02:13  |  world observer 17/06/09
      62.   59 sami your wrong hamas has landed in North America -guess obama 02:21  |  world observer 17/06/09
      63.   Hamas tries to self destruct? 02:43  |  John Spear 17/06/09
      64.   Lou Medel 03:42  |  Rambo 17/06/09
      65.   Who would gain from Killing Carter? Hamas or Israel? 04:32  |  Marc Leb 17/06/09
      66.   Disclossing the Plotting Plots 04:58  |  M. Kerjman 17/06/09
      67.   Palestinian rubbish 06:21  |  shtarka 17/06/09
      68.   #60 - world observer 06:36  |  MichaelF 17/06/09
      69.   #47 - Dianne Foster 06:41  |  MichaelF 17/06/09
      70.   #23 & #24 - Tony Silver 06:44  |  MichaelF 17/06/09
      71.   Michael F 07:11  |  Dianne Foster 17/06/09
      72.   SILVER.Freedom fighters accept peace not seek to destroy states 08:56  |  PETER SM 17/06/09
      73.   #60 ... Open your eyes! 10:57  |  formershinbet 17/06/09
      74.   #7 one BIG problem with your question, binyamin 06:30  |  eric 18/06/09
      75.   #71 Dianne Foster - Boston 07:03  |  *BEN JABO 18/06/09
      76.   Carter the terrorist lover 22:06  |  Channah 23/06/09
      77.   Al Qaeda = Mossad/Shin Bet 19:20  |  Liam 25/06/09
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