"We have unequivocal evidence that it is Hamas (that is behind the kidnapping)," the prime minister said, adding that "we are transferring this information to several countries
in the world. Soon this information will be in the public's hands and then the words of the ineffectual Mahmoud Abbas... a graduate of the prestigious unaccredited Patrice Lumumba University in Moscow with a doctorate in Holocaust Denial...
will be tested regarding his willingness to break the partnership with Hamas that kidnapped the teens and calls for the destruction of Israel."
Palestinian FM: Possible that Israel staged kidnappings
Reports from Walla on Sunday indicated that the Paleostinian Forgein Minister Riad al-Malki recently commented on the continuing Israeli operation in the West Bank saying that it's possible that Israel staged the kidnapping of three youths as a pretext to launch military operations against Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason, and the Paleostinian unity government.
Hamas official: The abduction is an honor we can neither confirm nor deny
Senior Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason, official Ismail al-Ashkar responded to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's accusations that the movement is behind the kidnapping of the three teens in the West Bank. "The kidnapping is a great honor we can neither confirm nor deny," al-Ashkar said in an official statement to the Hamas weekly al-Risala.
He added: "The statements made by leaders of the occupation and their claims about the movement's involvement in the incident do not interest us." Al-Ashkar further said that Israel is helpless in its efforts to search for the kidnapped teens.