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Africa North
Egyptians more valuable than Palestinians
2011-10-23
Or so the official rumour mill reports.
Egypt will release suspected Mossad agent Ilan Grapel in exchange for 19 Egyptian prisoners being held in Israeli jails, Egypt's MENA News Agency reported on Saturday.
"We'll trade your Zionist spy for 1000 Egyptians held in Zionist jails!"
"We don't have a thousand Egyptians in our jails!"
Egypt's state-run Nile TV reported that Grapel would be released for 28 prisoners.
"Then how about if we release him in exchange for 500 al-Masris?"
"Nope. We don't have 500 denizens of the Land of the Nile."
"250?"
"Nope."
"How about 81?"
"We don't... Wait. Let me take a look."
Previous reports had suggested that Grapel would be released for 81 prisoners.
More here:
Grapel is a US-Israeli dual citizen Egypt charges with spying, sedition and inciting Egyptians to violence during the 18-day revolution that unseated president Hosni Mubarak. The 27-year-old's release was reportedly worked out as part of the deal that brought home Gilad Schalit last week after five years in Hamas captivity.
That explains, in part, the delay: the Egyptians wanted their cut as well.
Last week Egyptian media reported Cairo was expecting to receive all 81 Egyptians jugged in Israel - most of them on charges of illegal entry, drug trafficking and arms possession.
"Yeah. We got 81. You want them all? The narcos and the button men, too?"
"Sure! We... Ummm... Lemme check with my government."
Grapel emigrated to Israel in 2005 from New York and served in the IDF during the 2006 Leb War, where he was maimed in action. Currently enrolled as a law student at Emory University in Atlanta, Grapel was at the time of his arrest working for Saint Andrew's Refugee Services, a non-governmental organization, in Cairo. Friends, family and US and Israeli officials have dismissed the charges against him as "bizarre" and "ludicrous."
"How many is that without the narcos?"
"28."
"And without the button men?"
"19."
"We'll take it."
Posted by:trailing wife

#1  "Egyptians more valuable than Palestinians"

Big deal. So's a Pet Rock.
Posted by: Barbara   2011-10-23 10:37  

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