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Israeli forces detain Hamas politician in dragnet
2006-08-28
Israeli security forces detained a Palestinian politician from Hamas on Sunday, witnesses and the army said, as part of a two-month dragnet against senior officials from the governing Islamist faction. Witnesses said Mahmoud Musleh was taken into custody at his home in Ramallah, the Palestinians' cultural and political hub in the occupied West Bank. An Israeli military spokeswoman confirmed the detention but declined to say why it was ordered.

“The detentions have drawn foreign censure and speculation that Israel was gathering high-level "bargaining chips" to force Corporal Gilad Shalit's return.”
Israel has detained at least 35 Hamas politicians and cabinet members since Gaza Strip gunmen, some from Hamas, killed two soldiers and abducted a third in a June 25 border raid. The detentions have drawn foreign censure and speculation that Israel was gathering high-level "bargaining chips" to force Corporal Gilad Shalit's return. Palestinian officials accused Israel of trying to topple the Hamas-led government. Israeli officials called the detentions a security measure. Formally dedicated to the Jewish state's destruction, Hamas helped spearhead a Palestinian uprising that erupted in 2000, though it has largely abided by a cease-fire declared last year.
Posted by:Fred

#13  "My name's Goldstein. I carry a badge."
Posted by: mojo   2006-08-28 17:53  

#12  Since Zionism = racism, and Israel is worse than Nazi Germany, why not simply kill them all in the genocidal way the far left says it's doing?

Oh, Israel isn't as murderous as all the other Mid-eastern states? Fancy that.
Posted by: Jackal   2006-08-28 15:46  

#11  I would Also put a ransom on their heads

Such a demand would be, in effect, saying that these Hamas people are worth something. A concept we all know to be patently false.
Posted by: Zenster   2006-08-28 14:59  

#10  Hamas Politician : A terrorist in the middle of reloading.
Posted by: mcsegeek1   2006-08-28 14:39  

#9  The More the Better.
I would Also put a ransom on their heads
Say... 15Million Dinar for a Hamas "politician" 30 Million for a "military Arm thug" and 50 Million Dinar for a Hamas Mullah or similar religious Holy Islamic Asshole.

This may actually be a good way to pay for the damages of the lebanon war and re-Equipping the IDF.
Posted by: Elder of Zion   2006-08-28 13:51  

#8  Â“Â…confirmed the detention but declined to say why it was ordered.”

“Israeli officials called the detentions a security measure.”

Or maybe it’s an ambiguous excuse to exert pressure. Damn…if there was only someway to blame the “media” on this one.
Posted by: DepotGuy   2006-08-28 11:46  

#7  For a moment there I missed the net part.
Posted by: gromgoru   2006-08-28 10:49  

#6  though it has largely abided by a cease-fire declared last year.

Yeah, they're "largely" just shooting rockets into Israel now. And Reuters is just "largely" a corrupt and biased news organization (propoganda mouthpiece for terrorists).
Posted by: Whomoque Gravimp8761   2006-08-28 09:56  

#5  it's gonna be tough getting a Paleo quorum outside of prison
Posted by: Frank G   2006-08-28 08:49  

#4  Pretty soon, the Palestinians will have their own government-in-exile. That is, if you call an Israeli prison, "exile".
It's better food, better medical care. It's a vocation.
Posted by: gromgoru   2006-08-28 08:33  

#3  The detentions have drawn foreign censure

OK, geniuses, please either provide a better option or STFU. [Note: Better == something that stands a chance of actually working.]

and speculation that Israel was gathering high-level "bargaining chips" to force Corporal Gilad Shalit's return.

If that doesn't work, you could grab their families, too! It's called "speaking their language". Known to work well. [Another note: First wives probably don't have much pull! :-) ]
Posted by: gorb   2006-08-28 05:01  

#2  Oh sure, we call for the destruction of your state, organize to massacre your people and celebrate those who indiscriminately kill your civilians, and suddenly we're the bad guys!
Posted by: Baba Tutu   2006-08-28 03:23  

#1  Israel has detained at least 35 Hamas politicians and cabinet members since Gaza Strip gunmen, some from Hamas, killed two soldiers and abducted a third in a June 25 border raid.

Pretty soon, the Palestinians will have their own government-in-exile. That is, if you call an Israeli prison, "exile".
Posted by: Zenster   2006-08-28 00:48  

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