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2006-06-27 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

France seeking release of Israeli-French soldier

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Posted by Seafarious 2006-06-27 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Intense negotiations are under way at this very moment. They are trying to come to an agreement on whether the payment will be in dollars or euros, and whether the money will go straight to the government or "to the people".

Posted by grb 2006-06-27 03:22|| 2006-06-27 03:22|| Front Page Top

#2 French-Israeli? I wonder how recently they left the Olde Country, and how likely they are to welcome the ambassador of the government that allowed them to be driven from their homes for this result.

Posted by trailing wife 2006-06-27 07:27|| 2006-06-27 07:27|| Front Page Top

#3 The French have a long trail of asses to kiss and palms to grease starting in the banlieue mosques through Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, West Bank and Gaza. Pucker up mon amies.

Posted by ed 2006-06-27 08:28|| 2006-06-27 08:28|| Front Page Top

#4 TW, IIUC one of Shalit's parents was born in France, and under French law he can have dual citizenship. I dont know if Shalits parent is Sephardic or Ashkenazix, but many French Jews are Sephardim and very strongly Zionist, and moved to israel out of, you know, love for the dream of living in a Jewish state, and not due to any particular persecution. Im sure Shalits family appreciates any help from France.

If Hamas were to use this to put the screws on France for money, I think theyd be making a huge mistake, alienating one of the few powers that can push the EU to a sympathetic position. This kidnapping was done, I think, to assert Hamas strength, to embarrass Abbas, and to get political concessions from Israel, not to collect pour boires from Paris.

Posted by liberalhawk 2006-06-27 10:00|| 2006-06-27 10:00|| Front Page Top

#5 Darn it, there I was looking so clever, and someone who actually knows something about it had to go and show me up! (Thanks, liberalhawk -- I'd rather be educated (active verb) than right!)

Posted by trailing wife 2006-06-27 17:39|| 2006-06-27 17:39|| Front Page Top

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