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Abducted IDF soldier Gilad Shalit. (Archives) del.icio.us Digg It!  new Last update - 22:25 03/12/2007 Red Cross: Hamas isn't ruling out handing over letter from Shalit By Avi Issacharoff, Haaretz Correspondent Tags: Gilad Shalit, prisoners  Hamas has not ruled out handing over a letter from abducted Israel Defense Forces soldier Gilad Shalit to his parents, the International Red Cross' representative in Gaza said Monday. Eyad Nasser told Haaretz that Hamas has recently begun showing greater flexibility on the Red Cross proposal, but stressed the organization has yet to agree. Nasser said a letter written months ago by Shalit's parents remains in Red Cross hands. "What is new from our point of view is that Hamas is no longer rejecting the proposal outright," Nasser said, adding that his organization established contact with Shalit's kidnappers immediately following the abduction. "This is our obligation and our mandate." Advertisement "We asked Hamas through indirect channels we have with Palestinian organizations in general to allow us to visit Gilad Shalit," he said. "When they [the abductors] made it clear they were unprepared to accept this, we asked them to allow the transfer of a letter from him to his parents and vice versa." "We have received a more positive response from the organization in the form of 'we'll consider it favorably,'" he continued, adding the Red Cross would continue to make a maximum effort towards securing Shalit's freedom. PMO: Release of Shalit tape does not change Israel's position on Hamas Shalit's father expresses hope Hamas is willing to negotiate Hamas rejects Red Cross request to see abducted soldier Gilad Shalit Hamas: Shalit still wounded, held in unfit, unsanitary conditions Bookmark to del.icio.us Muslim about face A key U.K. Muslim group ends its boycott of Holocaust Memorial Day. Calling all Aleppo Jews Yad Ben-Zvi is calling for the return of centuries-old Aleppo Codex fragments.   1.   RC,a willing tool of Hamas.Hand over the letter if any,don`t tout 22:34  |  Absolute Sweden 03/12/07   2.   Wow! throw hamas a party! 23:51  |  SHIMON 03/12/07   3.   In an interview to CNN a couple of months ago Khalid Mishal gave 00:22  |  lakshmi 04/12/07   4.   Will Pals settle for letters instead of visits and releases. 00:34  |  PETER SM 04/12/07   5.   Don`t Expect Anything From These savages 00:48  |  Dick Hertz 04/12/07   6.   Gilad Shalit 01:33  |  ChanahS 04/12/07   7.   Hamas should just hand over Shalit 01:45  |  Mark Lincoln 04/12/07   8.   #7 Lincoln Abe would be ashamed of U 02:26  |  * BEN JABO 04/12/07   9.   #3 Lakshmi aka Kali 02:28  |  * BEN JABO 04/12/07   10.   gilad 03:01  |  EVA STCKHLM 04/12/07   11.   Release him you brutal sadists 03:19  |  Free Gilad Shalit 04/12/07   12.   Lakshmi _ Does Anything That Terrorists Say Not Impress You ? 04:21  |  Eli 04/12/07   13.   Hamas are not humans, but subhumans 05:20  |  cristo 04/12/07   14.   SHAME SHAME 05:33  |  TOBIA 04/12/07   15.   how would red cross and PA respond to.. 05:44  |  vik 04/12/07

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