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Abducted IDF soldiers Eldad Regev (left) and Ehud Goldwasser. (Archive) del.icio.us Digg It!  new Last update - 10:28 06/12/2007 Hamas: Palestinians will be freed in any Hezbollah-Israel swap By Yoav Stern and Jack Khoury, Haaretz Correspondents Tags: Hamas, Lebanon, Hezbollah  Palestinian prisoners will be included in any future prisoner exchange deal between Israel and Hezbollah, a Lebanon-based Hamas official said Wednesday. "Everyone knows that many efforts are currently invested in achieving a prisoner swap. We believe that the Palestinian prisoners will be on the exchange list," Osama Hamdan was quoted by the Lebanese news agency as saying following a meeting with the Hezbollah's top official in southern Lebanon, Sheik Nabil Kauok. Israel Defense Forces reservists Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev were abducted by Hezbollah militants in a cross border raid on July 12, 2006. The abduction sparked the 34-day conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. Advertisement Hamdan said that he hoped that Israel will release a large number of prisoners in exchange for Goldwasser and Regev, in order to demonstrate the fact that "resistance achieves successes and not other methods." In addition to Hamdan, representatives from the Islamic Jihad and other Palestinian militant organizations were also present at the meeting in Lebanon Wednesday. They stressed their opposition to relinquishing the Palestinian refugees' right of return, and warned that the recent Middle East peace conference, held in Annapolis, Maryland, could lead to such a concession. Meanwhile, Karnit Goldwasser, the wife of abducted soldier Ehud Goldwasser, said Wednesday that if the head of the Hezbollah is demanding the release of Lebanese prisoners held in Israeli jails, Israel must release anyone necessary in order to secure the freedom of the abducted soldiers. "The price Israel will have to pay for not getting the soldiers released will be higher than the price Israel will have to pay in order to achieve their release," Goldwasser said during a Hanukkah ceremony in Latrun. "Soldiers will be afraid to take risks if they know that [Israel] won't give everything for them." "This is the second Hanukkah that we are celebrating without Udi [Ehud Goldwasser]," she said. "Hanukkah is a holiday that gives light - and I don't have light in my house. Until Udi returns, we won't stop the fight to bring him back, and the path is long yet." Throughout the holiday, an enormous Hanukkiah will be lit every night at Tel Aviv's Rabin Square in honor of the abducted troops. Next week, the seventh Hanukkah candle will be lit by representatives from the abductees' families, and public figures and artists will also be in attendance. Related articles: IDF Chief faults top brass, not troops, for war misconduct Detroit man pleads guilty to charges of bid to aid Hezbollah Israeli Arab woman gets three years in jail for Hezbollah ties Israel denies report that abducted IDF soldiers were turned over to Iran Bookmark to del.icio.us Hostile environment Arab states reject a proposed UN environment center due to inclusion of Israel. Poverty report A study shows the number of poor asking for food has doubled in the last 5 years.   1.   IS IT OK NOW, ISRAEL? 06:02  |  indrajaya 06/12/07   2.   IS IT OK NOW, ISRAEL? 06:03  |  indrajaya 06/12/07   3.   IF YOU CAN`T DEFEAT THEM 07:56  |  indrajaya 06/12/07   4.   for the 3 stooges who posted first today 08:59  |  Dr. AchMADindahead 06/12/07   5.   to 4 10:43  |  Harry 06/12/07   6.   Blah Blah Blah ...Keep hoping 11:14  |  Guy 06/12/07

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