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Hamas official: Israel refused offers for temporary cease-fire
By Jack Khoury, Haaretz Correspondent and Haaretz Service
Tags: Palestinian prisoners, Hamas 

A senior member of the militant Palestinian group Hamas said Sunday that Israel has refused its offers for a temporary ceasefire proposed through Egyptian mediation.

Moussa Abu Marzouk, deputy head of Hamas' political bureau said that Israel has responded negatively via the Egyptian mediators to an offer for a truce with the group both in the Gaza Strip and in the West Bank.

Abu Marzouk also said that if Israel does not release 350 Palestinian prisoners, it will never get kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit back alive, a Kuwaiti newspaper reported Sunday.
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Moussa Abu Marzouk, deputy head of Hamas' political bureau, told Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Qabas that the militant group will negotiate with Israel over Shalit's bones if the prisoners are not released.

Palestinian militants captured Shalit in 2006. Negotiations toward a prisoner swap for Palestinians in Israeli custody have so far failed.

On Saturday, Palestinian Parliament Member representing Hamas, Mushir al Masri, blamed Israel and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert for failing to reach a compromise that would procure Shalit's release from captivity.

Al Masri 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.

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, Damascus-based Hamas political 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.

Meanwhile, Abu Marzouk also told the Kuwaiti newspaper from his base in Damascus, Syria on Sunday, that Hamas would support early legislative elections, reversing the group's long-standing opposition. Hamas trounced the more moderate Fatah group in parliament elections in 2006 and had previously opposed holding new contests before the end of the normal four-year term.

However, Abu Marzouk reiterated Hamas' objection to an early presidential election because Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is scheduled to leave office at the end of this year. Hamas has indicated it plans to run in the next presidential election for the first time.

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      1.   Seems fair enough to me 10:25  |  Clickfool 06/04/08
      2.   350 10:39  |  Black Jack 06/04/08
      3.   Shalit 10:55  |  Tito Anselmi 06/04/08
      4.   Gilad Shalit 10:56  |  Tito Anselmi 06/04/08
      5.   Not a single leftist objects 10:57  |  Binyamin Dissen 06/04/08
      6.   Obviously Hamas is now beholden to Al Quaida 10:58  |  Esther 06/04/08
      7.   350 for 1 11:04  |  NJ 06/04/08
      8.   Nice to know #1 11:05  |  Ari ben Yisrael 06/04/08
      9.   Over his bones? Killing him? 11:14  |  ZS 06/04/08
      10.   LET HIS PARENT KNOW 11:22  |  indrajaya 06/04/08
      11.   Dear "Mossad", what happened to you.....???? 11:28  |  Swiss (Dino) 06/04/08
      12.   Over his bones? Killing him? 11:32  |  ZS 06/04/08
      13.   OT: Global warming 11:36  |  Clickfool 06/04/08
      14.   Israel Doesn`t Care 11:45  |  Walid 06/04/08
      15.   I think Isreal shuold reciprocate prisoner treatment 11:47  |  Adrian de Klerk 06/04/08
      16.   @ NJ 11:56  |  dutch 06/04/08
      17.   Not Even 1 for 1 12:11  |  dyinglikeflies 06/04/08
      18.   Right for once Cfool: Israeli soldier worth more than 350 thugs 12:12  |  Iz Ray Leigh 06/04/08
      19.   To Ari #8 12:20  |  Choni Davidowitz 06/04/08
      20.   1:1 12:22  |  Vital 06/04/08
      21.   Abu Marzouk is this a threat 12:24  |  Gil 06/04/08
      22.   Here is a "smart pill" for the ignorant 12:34  |  Natallie Durson 06/04/08
      23.   HANIYEH is responsible for Shalit`s safety.Hamas bones anyone? 12:42  |  PETER SM 06/04/08
      24.   Shalit 12:43  |  Judy 06/04/08
      25.   Geert Wilders film fitna proven true every day by muslim actions 12:50  |  Johnny 06/04/08
      26.   Leftie Esther from TA why don`t you join Clockfool,your people 12:54  |  Absolute Sweden 06/04/08
      27.   To Choni #10 13:00  |  Ari ben Yisrael 06/04/08
      28.   pleawe listen to reason 13:05  |  Mahmood 06/04/08
      29.   Make it clear!Any harm to Shalit=death to Haniyeh and Zahar 13:07  |  Alan 06/04/08
      30.   WHERE`S THE OTHER 650 PALS? 13:12  |  VIPER 06/04/08
      31.   For ZS #12 13:15  |  Clickfool 06/04/08
      32.   This is the type of negotiations when dealing with THUGS!!! 13:19  |  Ben Uziel 06/04/08
      33.   Attitude of ISLAMOFASCISTS:"we`ll negotiate over ... bones".SHAME 13:24  |  Vittorio 06/04/08
      34.   threats are nothing new 13:25  |  the truth 06/04/08
      35.   To Ari #27 13:25  |  Choni Davidowitz 06/04/08
      36.   wild pigs when cornered 13:32  |  Jason 06/04/08
      37.   Make it clear!Any harm to Shalit=death to Haniyeh and Zahar 13:38  |  Daniel 06/04/08
      38.   BLACKMAIL and THREATS....... 13:40  |  Dagma 06/04/08
      39.   Rightist are saying anything, this is their real face 13:44  |  Daniel 06/04/08
      40.   israel does not want to release the Hamas legislators who will 13:56  |  lakshmi 06/04/08
      41.   Clickfool #1 Seems fair 14:03  |  Jeff 06/04/08
      42.   VIPER" jews/israel have always stated` REALLY ? where ? 14:10  |  PETER SM 06/04/08
      43.   Shalit exchange for 350 prisoners. 14:11  |  Rozz 06/04/08
      44.   Release the POW 14:19  |  Adel 06/04/08
      45.   Shalit 1 : 350 14:25  |  Mel (M) 06/04/08
      46.   Judy in Las Vegas 14:39  |  Walid 06/04/08
      47.   For Jeff Northridge # 41 14:50  |  Clickfool 06/04/08
      48.   What A Stupid Thing To Say, Abu Marzouk 14:54  |  Jeff Northridge 06/04/08
      49.   Mail Shalit`s fingers back to Israel 14:57  |  POP 06/04/08
      50.   No trade 14:58  |  American Christian 06/04/08
      51.   # 37, DANIEL 15:01  |  indrajaya 06/04/08
      52.   Win the war against terror. 15:03  |  Jean Van Daem 06/04/08
      53.   Kidnappers and Cannibals should be brought to justice 15:09  |  Avi 06/04/08
      54.   POP = Barbarian 15:09  |  Joe Frazier 06/04/08
      55.   #22 Natallie-If Bin Ladin can get a video out... 15:11  |  Aphemia 06/04/08
      56.   To Mamood 15:13  |  American Christian 06/04/08
      57.   Why the indignation? 15:21  |  potobac 06/04/08
      58.   Shalit is no coward 15:32  |  Joe Frazier 06/04/08
      59.   Lets talk barbarism for potobac 15:42  |  Joe Frazier 06/04/08
      60.   It`s not just Shalit who will be a fossil ... 15:52  |  Dutch 06/04/08
      61.   Re- Joe Frazier 16:14  |  American Christian 06/04/08
      62.   Re- Joe Frazier again 16:22  |  American Christian 06/04/08
      63.   They have to know where he is if he`s still alive 16:25  |  Michael 06/04/08
      64.   # 7 NJ World also turned blind eyes when 16:28  |  Bobby 06/04/08
      65.   Clickfool # 47 Post # 41 Is Not Mine 16:30  |  Jeff Northridge 06/04/08
      66.   Make no bones about it; Israel cannot afford to release Shalit 16:31  |  Tosefta 06/04/08
      67.   Mail POPS fingers back to Haaretz 16:48  |  Elvis Baldwell 06/04/08
      68.   # 28 Mahmood of Kuwait 16:48  |  Lynn 06/04/08
      69.   Hamas proudly announces they`ll murder their prisoner if 17:01  |  newageblues 06/04/08
      70.   60Dutch agreed 60 years is too long! 17:01  |  lakshmi 06/04/08
      71.   Soon, Israel`s fear of Iran will help release all prisoners 17:07  |  Aounist 06/04/08
      72.   NOT A FAIR DEAL 17:24  |  * BEN JABO 06/04/08
      73.   # 10 Indy..let his parent know 17:24  |  Lynn 06/04/08
      74.   # 71 Aounist ...how about Lebanon releasing 17:29  |  Lynn 06/04/08
      75.   #66 Tosefta 17:30  |  Smadar 06/04/08
      76.   Israel has ALWAYS REFUSED a Cease-fire. 17:34  |  POP 06/04/08
      77.   joe frazier 53 17:40  |  potobac 06/04/08
      78.   Good one POP 17:42  |  Joe Frazier 06/04/08
      79.   No new here. Ceasefire cannot include West Bank 17:55  |  McQueen 06/04/08
      80.   #70 lakshmi response to yesterday`s posts 17:57  |  Smadar 06/04/08
      81.   What good is a temporary cease-fire? 17:58  |  American Christian 06/04/08
      82.   Dutch # 60 Petrify Yourself! 17:59  |  Jeff Northridge 06/04/08
      83.   The best policy for Israel (Smadar #75) 18:05  |  Tosefta 06/04/08
      84.   #69 newageblues not quite as you say 18:10  |  Labhras 06/04/08
      85.   #70 Israel has been one criminal entity from day one 18:13  |  Dutch 06/04/08
      86.   Terrorist prisoners should be debriefed and immediately executed. 18:24  |  Chaim 06/04/08
      87.   #56 American Christian 18:45  |  Outsider 06/04/08
      88.   69 newageblues,israel doesn`t announce anything,it simply does it 18:48  |  lakshmi 06/04/08
      89.   Walid # 46 response 18:54  |  Judy 06/04/08
      90.   Creepfool, thank you for affirming 1 Israeli = more than 350 Pals 18:59  |  Dan 06/04/08
      91.   The best policy for Israel (Smadar #75) 19:17  |  Tosefta 06/04/08
      92.   RE: #41 19:24  |  Sadiq M 06/04/08
      93.   Lynn the Racist #68 19:25  |  ahmed 06/04/08
      94.   Beware Of People Who Raise Their ChildrenTo Be Suicide Bombers 19:30  |  Jane 06/04/08
      95.   # 3 Tito Anselmi..Shalit And First Thing Should be.. 19:30  |  KATHY 06/04/08
      96.   Judy #79, wrong about Rabin 19:37  |  Palestinian Prince 06/04/08
      97.   To # 71 Aounist - Israel`s FEAR??? 19:42  |  The Threadmill 06/04/08
      98.   Clickfool and others: this is a death threat 19:44  |  Paul Freedman 06/04/08
      99.   Ho-Hum, yawn 19:46  |  peter 06/04/08
      100.   # 90 ahmed...Oh please!! 20:13  |  Lynn 06/04/08
      101.   #90 ahmed...as for Durban II, you can rant right along 20:15  |  Lynn 06/04/08
      102.   joe frazier 59 20:18  |  potobac 06/04/08
      103.   chaim 84 20:24  |  potobac 06/04/08
      104.   # 96 peter/ Montreal ..Ho-Hum, yawn. Well,well, 20:28  |  KATHY 06/04/08
      105.   OLMERT - the Master Politician........ 20:28  |  Dagma 06/04/08
      106.   Hamas is a poor negotiator 20:29  |  Joe 06/04/08
      107.   #80 American Christian What good is a temporary cease-fire? 20:32  |  KATHY 06/04/08
      108.   hamas official 20:38  |  azad 06/04/08
      109.   Re-Seems fair enough to me 21:10  |  Sickfool 06/04/08
      110.   Oh Lynn 101 21:10  |  ahmed 06/04/08
      111.   lynn,isn`t it ironic this muslim called ahmad has the nerve to 21:14  |  terrornator 06/04/08
      112.   joe in chicago,hamas is a poor excuse for human beings,just like 21:16  |  terrornator 06/04/08
      113.   THIS IS HAMAS `POLITICS`? 21:26  |  Ian 06/04/08
      114.   # 92 Sadiq M..Forgive me,But Do You Live In IranHonestly? 21:30  |  KATHY 06/04/08
      115.   #42 PETER SM. Your source: 21:34  |  Roo 06/04/08
      116.   #83 Tosefta With formation of unity gov`t 21:42  |  Smadar 06/04/08
      117.   Why not MARWAN BARGFHOUTI for GILAD SHALIT? 21:42  |  Dagma 06/04/08
      118.   # 110 oh ahmed...US detains kids too 21:48  |  Lynn 06/04/08
      119.   life for life bone for bone and we should up the anty target hama 21:58  |  ralph 06/04/08
      120.   Palestinians have a right to live without the violence of Israel 22:15  |  Dutch 06/04/08
      121.   14 22:22  |  zionist forever 06/04/08
      122.   #113 Roo re squatter daan unde petersm 22:25  |  Labhras 06/04/08
      123.   Blame Needs To Be Put On Olmert And Barak 22:27  |  Dish It Out 06/04/08
      124.   terrornator, thinking racist yourself 22:35  |  Mark B. 06/04/08
      125.   Mahmood 22:37  |  jane 06/04/08
      126.   @Walid in Beirut: How about your boys in Syrian hardcore prisons? 22:38  |  Protected Civilian 06/04/08
      127.   #22, Durson, you take a "smart pill" 22:38  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 06/04/08
      128.   Abu Marzouk reserves himself a prison cell 22:41  |  Guard 06/04/08
      129.   #85 doris has not caught up with fiscal news 22:55  |  v hardman 06/04/08
      130.   # 50 American Christian- May be Hamas 22:59  |  Bobby 06/04/08
      131.   the cleverest thing writen by LAB H RAS 23:01  |  Labhras`s admirer 06/04/08
      132.   #122 Labhras...Why, eh Why??? 23:07  |  KATHY 06/04/08
      133.   #127 Interplanetary traveller was away during leb 2 23:28  |  Labhras 06/04/08
      134.   #115, Roo 23:29  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 06/04/08
      135.   #11, Dino 23:36  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 06/04/08
      136.   To Dish It Out # 123 - Indeed iT is TRUE thar 23:38  |  Natasha 06/04/08
      137.   To Durson 23:42  |  Gideon 06/04/08
      138.   ROO the TALMUD is NOT the law nor is his interpretation 23:46  |  PETER SM 06/04/08
      139.   # 111 terrornator....I`ve never been a racist 00:23  |  Lynn 07/04/08
      140.   Poor Palestinians 00:26  |  Fares 07/04/08
      141.   Jane.....on Fayyad and his honesty 00:31  |  Lynn 07/04/08
      142.   # 22 Durson and the smart pills 00:40  |  Lynn 07/04/08
      143.   Squatter labhras forced to leave the US for his crimes 00:45  |  Ron 07/04/08
      144.   KATHY et al re Labhras 00:59  |  Ilya 07/04/08
      145.   Oh I Know Lynn 01:05  |  ahmed 07/04/08
      146.   Labhras re PETER SM 01:11  |  Roo 07/04/08
      147.   KATHY/JOSH/I/ Fed Up #130 01:14  |  Roo 07/04/08
      148.   #76&78 POP 01:21  |  Moshe 07/04/08
      149.   80 Smadar,the hebrews were late comers to the region,they came 01:27  |  lakshmi 07/04/08
      150.   80 Smadar,contd. . were evicted from the land which they had 01:36  |  lakshmi 07/04/08
      151.   General Durson has all the answers 01:39  |  Jeff Ward 07/04/08
      152.   # 143 ahmed...."oh what a tangled web we 02:13  |  Lynn 07/04/08
      153.   Israel doesn`t, and shouldn`t, do hudnas 02:31  |  Nechama 07/04/08
      154.   Israel doesn`t, and shouldn`t, do hudnas 02:31  |  Nechama 07/04/08
      155.   # 141 the cleverest thing said by LAB H RAS 02:43  |  Labhras`s admirer 07/04/08
      156.   Temporary Cease Fire 02:43  |  Marc 07/04/08
      157.   To #74 Lynn: Some of the pales refugees will return to palestine 03:09  |  Aounist 07/04/08
      158.   to #97 The Threadmill 03:14  |  Aounist 07/04/08
      159.   Here`s a chill pill for the menstrual 03:51  |  Ilya 07/04/08
      160.   MIKHAIL as most Americans do NOT share YOUR views 04:01  |  PETER SM 07/04/08
      161.   #85 Dutch. You are a pathetic entity and most Americans support I 04:03  |  Chaim 07/04/08
      162.   # 149 Aounist...right, any place but the one 05:04  |  Lynn 07/04/08
      163.   #103 potobac. It`s obvious such treatment is for terrorists. 05:04  |  Chaim 07/04/08
      164.   you got it. no fake cease fires, no temporary anything 05:38  |  ralph 07/04/08
      165.   chaim 160 06:12  |  potobac 07/04/08
      166.   Chaim as Lincoln said... 08:04  |  Dutch 07/04/08
      167.   PETER SM You are funny. #138 10:52  |  Roo 07/04/08
      168.   PETER SM You are funny. #138 11:09  |  Roo 07/04/08
      169.   #42, PETER SM, let u do some work 12:50  |  VIPER 07/04/08
      170.   #85, DUTCH, i can back that up 12:55  |  VIPER 07/04/08
      171.   #167 Roo re:Peter SM ..And Lol to You Roo. 17:04  |  Ross 07/04/08
      172.   To Natasha 136 - OLMERT and a REFEREDUM 19:14  |  Onlooker 07/04/08
      173.   Ross 20:18  |  Roo 07/04/08
      174.   Re: Right for once?? Depends on what you mena by "right" 23:22  |  Drew 07/04/08
      175.   chaim 163 01:30  |  potobac 08/04/08
      176.   To #149 Lynn: Why can`t the pal refugees return to west bank? 03:58  |  Aounist 08/04/08
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