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2006-08-28 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Israeli forces detain Hamas politician in dragnet

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Posted by Fred 2006-08-28 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#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|| 2006-08-28 00:48|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2006-08-28 03:23|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2006-08-28 05:01|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2006-08-28 08:33|| Front Page Top

#5 it's gonna be tough getting a Paleo quorum outside of prison

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-08-28 08:49|| 2006-08-28 08:49|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2006-08-28 09:56|| Front Page Top

#7 For a moment there I missed the net part.

Posted by gromgoru 2006-08-28 10:49|| 2006-08-28 10:49|| Front Page Top

#8 confirmed the detention but declined to say why it was ordered.

Israeli officials called the detentions a security measure.

Or maybe its an ambiguous excuse to exert pressure. Damnif there was only someway to blame the media on this one.

Posted by DepotGuy 2006-08-28 11:46|| 2006-08-28 11:46|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2006-08-28 13:51|| Front Page Top

#10 Hamas Politician : A terrorist in the middle of reloading.

Posted by mcsegeek1 2006-08-28 14:39|| 2006-08-28 14:39|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2006-08-28 14:59|| Front Page Top

#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">Jackal 2006-08-28 15:46|| http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html]">[http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2006-08-28 15:46|| Front Page Top

#13 "My name's Goldstein. I carry a badge."

Posted by mojo">mojo 2006-08-28 17:53|| 2006-08-28 17:53|| Front Page Top

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