Hamas: Shalit swap negotiations still ongoing

Read the headlines, Hamas heavyweights live in luxury in Syria whilst in Gaza ,people suffer. Dont blame Israel.Blame the leaders that are paid by the EU and live where they wish nd how they wish. Normal politics,just like Dodd and Reid

Prisoners should be treated wqually, ONE Palestinian expelled to Gaza and Shalit to Israel Anything else is pure extortion on Hamas's part Best you tend to matters at home, I've read and seen TV broadcast about the most recent bombings in the old country In other words, sweep under your own beds first

referring to the infamy of the Gaza expulsion . but arabs don't accept that arabs assassins be deported .

3 powerfull IEDs found near the fence at the place where the `innocent` Gazan farmers were killed 2 days ago. I know that`s a waste of time to tell someone who wants my country to be wiped out anyways. Sleep well.

Some of the voices blocking Shalit is Livni and Sharon. That has been silenced in her deceit. Other people will placed in that power position in three days as the cock crows there will peace at last over one of my children of Israel being held against his will. It will not include peace talks over a filibuster for nuclear clear zone or for a terrorist free zone. It will be for his life and his life alone. Others will be negotiated by others. Rankoo-Karoon

ND:"Israel took pleasure in killing over 1000 Palestinians."..."Giving up one IDF man" Then why was Hamas having a victory party the other day, clearly they lost the war. The IDF took no "pleasure" in the killing, in fact the IDF even called people in the areas they were going to attack to minimize civilian injuries. The Hamas response: was to send women and children on the roofs of those buildings. Hamas just loves its people...as human shields. Israel waited to attack, it was only after over 8000 rockets were fired at Israeli civilians...something that seems to bother you except when they're Jewish that is... and the murder and kidnapping of their soldiers that they responded. What other country would have waited so long and absorbed such enormous punishment before responding? Name One. Heck you guys (and gals) whine at just the "announcement" of building apartments in Jerusalem. You are very consistent though, in twisting the facts!

The ME would be a much better place if only http://english.pravda.ru/opinion/columnists/28-12-2009/111428-messagealqaeda-0

allowed to return to their homes. " In other words the secular and islamic terrorism-jihad abuse the western conception of 'Human rights' in order to invalidate the westerners security concerns, considerations, reasons, justifications , measures . So the released terrorists could return to terrorism . Example of the war crimes recorded history of the terrorists that were released back to their homes and family and that came back to assassinate the unarmed Rabbi Chai, husband and father of seven underage kids . And again that of two leaders behind the jihadist (al Qaeda) plot to blow up a Northwest Airlines passenger jet over Detroit that were released by the U.S. from the Guantanamo prison to a terrorist-rehab program in Saudi Arabia in November, 2007. Such secular and islamic terrorism-jihad abuse of the western conception of 'Human rights' brought against us the infamy of the expulsion of the jews from Gaza and the infamous Goldstone mandate and report .

It appears the severe rivalry between these two entities,will continue to make a Shalit deal impossible.

any chance the IDF could rescue him? I mean, the IDF could reach all the way to Uganda and rescue Jews and at the same time take out Idi Amin's air force, but they can't rescue Schalit? Something's wrong with this equation.

It is what they play in between wars.

The Hamas decision is right, WHY should prisoners be expelled to Gaza ( too small to accommodate non Gazans, and already a large open PRISON). Should Gilad Shalitt be expelled to France?, of course NOT but to his parents, as should be the case for ALL the others.

Some know terrorists be allowed into the USA to endanger you and yours? Since Israel knows who and where they are, it's best to keep them at a distance far removed where then renew their old destructive way Hell's bells, the news of the attempted plane bombing is still fresh in the news, and you've forgotten it already

Israel enjoyed its national past-time: watching the death of hundreds of innocent children in Gaza. Israel's prisons are filled with thousands of Palestinian suspects who will never stand before a judge (prisons are good business and good money for a lot of Israeli Jews). When it comes down to it, so what if Shalit rots in captivity? Israel still wins!

It always gets complicated...why demand that they get sent off to another country..that was never talked about for months..a last minute addition that alters the overall purpose.

Ahmadinejad: Opposition rally a Zionist, U.S.-ordered masquerade this is true. but more precise "israeli zionist" and "israel US" and of course the secret beast in london also fits here.

This is Hamas , this is Hezbollah. Get used to it. There is no rush in their lexicon. If their people suffer in israeli jails...then they are suffering as live martyrs for the cause. PS. whoever posted under the name of Natalie Durson needs to proof read before sending...but most important is to always take the Anti-Israeli side. You did not.

In the Gaza op, Israel took pleasure in killing over 1000 Palestinians. Giving up one IDF man is a small price to pay for such a nice return. Also, Israel gets to keep all their Palestinian prisoners, saving them the trouble of filling their jails again.

have no deterrence against Islamic terrorism . Why should these secular and Islamic terrorists be afraid of those gov'ts when most of these gov'ts pay jizyya to these terrorists and bend backwards in support of moslem positions .

With experience of negotiations in the security (lets leave it at that) I can safely say that the the media have exaggerated so much, pre-empted outcomes, conflicted reports and damaged the negotiations every single time - our negotiating partners think we are saying one thing to them and another thing to the papers - meaning Israel is dishonest. Maybe next time the media will actually wait before sounding off rumours.

unless few (50) of them are released . The arabs extortions to release 1000 is smoke screen , The arabs top interests is the release of 50 terrorists leaders and operatives . A State Gov't is as strong as is its weakest link : Meretz , peace now , B'Tselem , Yesh Din , Far-Left academics, center Left NGO's , dhimmedias . Consequently Islamic and arab secular terror are not afraid of States Gov'ts . Terrorists are only afraid of dictators .

When this issue first came up, again, I stated it would fail. Hamas trots this out a couple of times a year to get PR value out of it, then of course blames Israel for the failure. As a PR tool Shalit is an invaluable asset to Hamas so they really don't want to let him go. They get worldwide publicity each time and if they make deal all that is over with. So Hamas always finds some lame excuse NOT to go through with it. Heck they already have gotten over month of PR. They never really negotiate. Any fair minded person would say the total of 495 Pals for 1 IDF soldier, including 130 (mostly murderers) of the 495 that can't come to the WB but can go to Gaza or abroad, is more than fair. Look for this to come up again by summer 2010 and more of the same. My condolences go out his relatives who have had their hopes smashed over and over again.

"If Hamas does not agree to a swap which favors the Palestinian people to this extent, who does Hamas actually represent?" - John Hamas represents Khaled Meshaal and therest of the Damasxus leadership, not the Palestinian people. The interest of the latter is in getting their people back; the interest of the former is in increasaing their prestige.

or 2 of the released prisoners then go and kills a a israeli child - was it worth it then to have your son released? - I know it's tough but you live in a tough part of the world and serious sacrifices have to be made if israel is to remain a jewish country. a Line needs to be drawn in the sand with hamas in regards with what they can get away with - next time they'll ask for 200 prisoners and with jewish blood on their hands

Fair deal 1-4-1.

Well at least from the pictures being shown, he looks clean, neat and healthy.

i agree with you Ernie the UN should make some type of statement and not sure why Israel does not get the Un to say something but history has shown that the UN has never su8pported Israel and lacks the backbone to say anything in regards to the hostage taking

Come on John, we all know Hamas doesn't care any more than Israel does about the rights and well being of the Palestinian people.

and Israel reserves the right to raze Gaza to the ground and drive these animals back to Egypt.

If Hamas does not agree to a swap which favors the Palestinian people to this extent, who does Hamas actually represent?

16:17 Egypt FM encouraged by Netanyahu visit (AP) and this is indescribable shame and a crime against humanity that those puppets are chating senseless chat there now and trucks with aid for gaza are stucked on their borders. this is a shame. and puppets are telling me that you are a jewish state and that iran is a threat and that ou fake jewish racist apartheid has a right to defend itself. you cannot be serious.

Has the UN ever taken up this issue?