Friday, June 30, 2006

ISRAEL WARNS: FREE SOLDIER OR HAMAS PM DIES

Middle East correspondent Martin Chulov
July 01, 2006

ISRAEL last night threatened to assassinate Palestinian Prime Minister Ismael Haniyeh if Hamas militants did not release a captured Israeli soldier unharmed. The unprecedented warning was delivered to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in a letter as Israel debated a deal offered by Hamas to free Corporal Gilad Shalit. It came as Israeli military officials readied a second invasion force for a huge offensive into Gaza. Hamas's Gaza-based political leaders, including Mr Haniyeh, had already gone into hiding. But last night's direct threat to kill Mr Haniyeh, a democratically elected head of state, sharply raised the stakes.

NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL A NEGOTIATING POSITION!  IF CORPORAL SHALIT'S ALREADY BEEN MURDERED, HANIYEH BETTER GET READY TO MEET ARAFAT IN HELL.

at 6/30/2006

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