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Last update - 23:23 05/04/2008
Hamas: Olmert is gambling with Gilad Shalit's life
By Haaretz Service
Tags: Gilad Shalit, Hamas 

Palestinian Parliament Member Mushir al Masri on Saturday blamed Israel and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert for failing to reach a compromise that would free abducted Israel Defense Forces soldier Gilad Shalit.

Al Masri, a parliament member on behalf of Hamas, told a Palestinian news agency "I want to turn to the Shalit family and say: 'Olmert and his associates are gambling with your son's life.'"

Al Masri further said that another Israeli insistence would make Hamas seal off the possibility for Shalit's release. "Shalit will never see the light of day, or his parents, if the Palestinian prisoners will not see theirs," he declared.
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Al Masri claimed Hamas was beginning to question Egypt's ability to help solve the burning issues at stake, including Shalit, the Israeli-Palestinian situation, as well the sour relations between Hamas and Fatah within the Palestinian Authority.

Last week, Hamas exiled leader Khaled Mehsal said that negotiations to free Shalit were at a standstill, due to Israel's refusal to release Palestinian prisoners. "Gilad is still alive and we treat him in a good way, while the Israelis treat our prisoners badly and everyone knows that," Meshal said.


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      1.   Shalit is a bone in the Hamas throat! 18:59  |  MARK KLEIN, M.D. 05/04/08
      2.   Mr Palestinian Parliament Member Mushir al Masri remember Munich. 19:13  |  soldier 05/04/08
      3.   Mr Palestinian Parliament Member Mushir al Masri remember Munich. 19:13  |  soldier 05/04/08
      4.   Mishal is right,israel is the stumbling block here;for the few 20:10  |  lakshmi 05/04/08
      5.   PA 20:12  |  Paul 05/04/08
      6.   Hamas It won`t be much longer for you to HOLD Shalit 20:45  |  Dish It Out 05/04/08
      7.   I assure you, dear Hamas, Israelis are not... 21:22  |  Dutch Dirk 05/04/08
      8.   Sad Blackmail 21:24  |  Robert 05/04/08
      9.   #7 dutch dick and double dutch !!! 21:47  |  v hardman 05/04/08
      10.   When negotiations stall, go to the press 21:50  |  Aphemia 05/04/08
      11.   Well said, Robert #8 22:00  |  Chris 05/04/08
      12.   Hamas soon to be a skid-stain in the underwear of history 22:02  |  Akiva P 05/04/08
      13.   More Will Die If Killers Released For Shalit 22:04  |  dyinglikeflies 05/04/08
      14.   Hamas is gambling with life of prisoners. 22:24  |  Vital 05/04/08
      15.   Lakshmi...Hamas has lost 22:38  |  Lynn 05/04/08
      16.   lakshmi, as usual, spitting into the wind... 22:42  |  Akiva P 05/04/08
      17.   Reply to Masri : Yours and Hamas extermination is near 23:07  |  Sal 05/04/08
      18.   Hamas, your day will come 23:07  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 05/04/08
      19.   I firmly believe that Isreal must reciprocate 23:22  |  Adrian de Klerk 05/04/08
      20.   15 Cipora K john,shame on you for counting the life of one 23:35  |  lakshmi 05/04/08
      21.   Just a reminder who the bad guys are (kidnappers) 23:39  |  Avi 05/04/08
      22.   The Inconvenient Man 00:05  |  Mark Lincoln 06/04/08
      23.   Get Gilad out of there!! 00:23  |  Free Gilad Shalit 06/04/08
      24.   Dutch Drek 00:44  |  Connie 06/04/08
      25.   If any harm infilicted on Shalit 00:45  |  Rondi 06/04/08
      26.   #20, lakshmi, it is Hamas who thinks that way 00:55  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 06/04/08
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      28.   #22 What kind of monster are you? 02:07  |  Panther Jet 06/04/08
      29.   #20 Lakshmi - You are ignoring the admissions 02:10  |  * BEN JABO 06/04/08
      30.   #24 Way to go Connie! 02:16  |  Panther Jet 06/04/08
      31.   26Cipora K john & 16 Akiva P.,CJk,please read my post 4. 02:20  |  lakshmi 06/04/08
      32.   #19 Adrian de Klerk 02:34  |  * BEN JABO 06/04/08
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      34.   #20 lakshmi still doesn`t get it 03:51  |  leo 06/04/08
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