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| Report: Hizbullah willing to talk |
| 2006-07-23 |
| Hizbullah agreed to allow the Lebanese government to begin negotiations regarding kidnapped IDF soldiers, according to speaker of the Lebanese Parliament Nabih Berri on Sunday afternoon. Earlier Sunday, Lebanese Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh told a French news agency that the soldiers, Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev, were in "good physical condition." This was the first time the Lebanese government released any statements about the two soldiers, who were captured by the Hizbullah 12 days ago. He also called on the UN - or any other third party - to mediate a prisoner exchange between the Hizbullah and Israel. No word had been heard from Goldwasser, 31, and fellow reservist Regev, 26, since they were captured July 12 by Hizbullah guerrillas who attacked their patrol on the Israeli side of the Lebanese border. Goldwasser's father, Shlomo, 59, said last week that he was desperate for word on his son's condition. "I'm not a politician. I can speak only as a father," he said. "I'm hoping the kidnappers will make demands to prove that my son is OK." The family has previously asked for the guerrillas to let international humanitarian organizations visit Ehud Goldwasser so they can find out their condition. Israeli officials appealed last Wednesday to a gathering of about 100 diplomats to ask their respective governments to help get information on the captives, said Foreign Ministry spokesman Mark Regev. "It would be very valuable and very welcome to the families. It would be valuable humanitarian information," he said. "Everything has a price. I don't think there will be some sort of move to free Gilad without a price. That's not the way it works in the Middle East," said Noam Shalit. "There is no reason not to consider this after this incident in order to free someone who was sent by the state to the front lines," he said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 I support the dialogue proposal. Kill them all first, then start the dialogue. |
| Posted by: Spike 2006-07-23 22:09 |
| #3 Jizzballah (splooge of gawd) would not be talking if they were: 1) in a position of strength, or 2) confident of Iranian support Then again, this could just be grist for the media mill. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2006-07-23 19:36 |
| #2 Hizb is a terrrorist organization and must be destroyed. They have shown by their actions that their main goal is to destroy Israel. Hizb needs to be crushed and ground to powder. Anything else is delusional and suicidal. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2006-07-23 14:44 |
| #1 A little late there buddy. I'd rather wait and see if "Little Man" the child 12th iman shows up on August 22nd. Pass the popcorm, please. |
| Posted by: anymouse 2006-07-23 12:47 |