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Head of Lebanese terrorist's village: We're preparing for Kuntar's homecoming Sunday
By Yoav Stern, Haaretz Correspondent
Tags: Samir Kuntar, Hezbollah 

The head of the village Aabey, the birthplace of Lebanese terrorist Samir Kuntar, said Thursday that the preparations for the celebration marking Kuntar's return have been completed, and that the celebration will likely be held on Sunday, barring last minute complications.

Kuntar, a Lebanese Druze, has been jailed in Israel since perpetrating a terror attack in Nahariya in 1979, in which four Israelis were killed. Kuntar has been at the center of a speculated prisoner exchange deal between Israel and the Lebanon-based guerilla group Hezbollah, in which two Israel Defense Forces soldier held captive by Hezbollah since 2006 are expected to be returned to Israel.

Village leader Nazih Hamzah made his remarks in an interview posted Thursday on the Nazareth-based newspaper A-Sinara's website. Hamzah's comments are another possible indication that the prisoner exchange deal is imminent.
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Kuntar's brother and his attorney have stressed that the information they have received points to the deal being done, and that the prisoner exchange will take place within days.

Hamzah said that Kuntar will be received upon his release in the southern Beirut neighborhood Dahiya - a Hezbollah stronghold - and will be met there by Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. He will later come to Aabey, where the celebrations will commence.

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      1.   It better not be Bodies for Kuntar 22:34  |  Fred McCann 19/06/08
      2.   Typical: Celebration of Jew Killer 23:14  |  Brad 19/06/08
      3.   Yeah, yeah, yeah 23:30  |  utagawa 19/06/08
      4.   Kuntar murders 4 year old girl, Lebanese celebrate 23:42  |  Joe Sittizen 19/06/08
      5.   bodies 00:05  |  jack mehoff 20/06/08
      6.   Here`s a Sunday solution 00:09  |  Will 20/06/08
      7.   Israel accepted to extradite Kuntar to Lebanon for trial 00:09  |  MR 20/06/08
      8.   Height of Lebanese society: a murderer 00:22  |  glial 20/06/08
      9.   LEBANON welcomes babykiller. Will they make a" how to "video 00:24  |  PETER SM 20/06/08
      10.   We are not celebrating 00:24  |  George 20/06/08
      11.   utagawa 00:42  |  Brad 20/06/08
      12.   HERE`S AN OPPORTUNITY!!! 01:42  |  Ian 20/06/08
      13.   Londoner 02:10  |  Mr London 20/06/08
      14.   Collective amnesia ?Brad and Joe 02:14  |  Sean 20/06/08
      15.   Haaretz doesn`t like this post - 2nd try 03:24  |  MR 20/06/08
      16.   IT`S FOR CERTAIN HE WILL BE GOING HOME ALIVE;WHAT`S THE STATUS OF 03:27  |  glenna 20/06/08
      17.   Civilians are the main victims in ME civil war. 03:32  |  Carl 20/06/08
      18.   Joe WAKE UP 03:42  |  MOE 20/06/08
      19.   Homecoming For the Beast 04:21  |  Moshe 20/06/08
      20.   He can do like Hamas brothers & make a "how to" video on killing 05:59  |  PETER SM 20/06/08
      21.   Vivre le difference 07:13  |  Dan 20/06/08
      22.   I appologize 11:07  |  MR 20/06/08
      23.   Terrorist 15:45  |  Dan 20/06/08
      24.   Return of Kuntar? SHOULD NOT HAPPEN 22:15  |  Nechama 20/06/08
      25.   if the soldiers are dead he should still be returned... 05:40  |  aram 21/06/08
      26.   To N0. 7 17:29  |  Abe 21/06/08
      27.   babilon is coming 20:36  |  babilonist 21/06/08
      28.   Execute, then return 10:06  |  dyinglikeflies 22/06/08
      29.   To Sean and MOE - why do you love child murderers? 10:14  |  Joe Sittizen 22/06/08
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