Shell game shit. Israel releases some, then arrests more. Methinks these guys released gonna be used as Fatah agents to fuck with Hamas.
"Israel frees 57 militants in gesture to Abbas; Bid to bolster moderates seen" by Richard Boudreaux/Los Angeles Times October 2, 2007
JERUSALEM - Israel freed a bagman for the late Saddam Hussein and 56 other Palestinian militants from prison yesterday in a gesture aimed at strengthening the moderate Palestinian leadership that favors peace negotiations.
But the propaganda value of the move was diminished by Israeli gunfire that wounded a Palestinian teenager in a crowd awaiting freed inmates and by Israel's decision to expand its presence in the West Bank by opening a new police headquarters.
[The New York Times won't tell you THAT today!
Yup, Israel EXPANDING its presence in the West Bank, 'ey?
When will you dumb Palestinians learn that they intend to TAKE IT ALL?]
Bused from Ketziot prison in southern Israel and freed at an army checkpoint in the West Bank, the men kissed the asphalt before a welcoming crowd of flag-waving relatives and supporters.
Among them was Rakad Salim, 66, who had served five years of an eight-year sentence for distributing millions of dollars from the late Iraqi president to families of suicide bombers and other militants killed, wounded, or imprisoned in the Palestinian uprising at the start of this decade.
[Sort of like a VICTIM'S FUND, isn't it?!
But no, in the Zionist prism of the MSM papers, that is supporting terrorism!]
Salim, secretary general of the Arab Liberation Front, received a VIP escort in a van with Abbas' minister for prisoner affairs.
Salim, beaming: "I feel today that I was born again. We hope this is the beginning of emptying all the (Israeli) prisons."
[I wouldn't my your breath, sir!]
"Israel Releases 57 Palestinians for Ramadan; More Set to Go" by ISABEL KERSHNER
JERUSALEM, Oct. 1 — Israel freed 57 Palestinian prisoners on Monday, all residents of the West Bank, Israeli officials said, as a gesture to bolster the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah.
But the planned release of 29 more prisoners hailing from the Gaza Strip, where the militant group Hamas, the rival Palestinian faction, holds sway, was delayed until Tuesday.
[Like I said: Israel always dicks with ya!]
The inclusion of prisoners from Gaza, which Hamas has controlled since violent clashes between the groups in June, was meant “to encourage the moderates in Gaza as well,” a government spokesman, David Baker, said at the time.
But hours after the first batch of released prisoners had arrived in the West Bank, the Gazans scheduled for release remained in the Ketziot prison. Both Mr. Baker and the Prison Authority spokesman, Yaron Zamir, blamed “technical reasons” for the delay.
[Yeah, that's Israeli good will -- being ASSHOLES!]
Israeli news media reported that the delay was caused by Israel’s president, Shimon Peres, who hesitated to sign the pardons for the Gaza prisoners. Channel 2 television reported that Mr. Peres had called for an additional security check of the 29 prisoners after the army chief expressed reservations about their release when an Israeli corporal, Gilad Shalit, remains held in Gaza.
[Yeah, how you liking that hotel room in Tel Aviv, Shalit?
Fucking CUI BONO?
Corporal Shalit was seized in a raid by Hamas and two other militant factions in June 2006. A spokeswoman for Mr. Peres did not return calls for comment.
By the evening, the prime minister’s office announced that the pardons had been signed and that the prisoners from Gaza would be released Tuesday.
[Typical asshole Israel! Won't believe it 'till I see it!]
Earlier, a 14-year-old Palestinian boy was wounded by Israeli fire while waiting near the Erez crossing, on the Palestinian side of the Gaza-Israel border, for the prisoners, witnesses and medics told The Associated Press. An Israeli Army spokesman said troops had fired on a crowd after it got too close to the border, hitting a Palestinian in the leg.
[What border? Jesus Christ, NaZionists!!!
Yup, ISRAELIS just SHOOTING ACROSS the BORDER and SHOOTING KIDS!!!
Fuck off, you fucking MURDEROUS little shitstink state!!!!
You are an ATROCIOUS ABOMINATION upon the face of this earth!]
Most of the prisoners released Monday are listed on the Prison Authority’s Web site as belonging to Fatah, the faction led by Mr. Abbas. Eleven of those scheduled to be sent back to Gaza are also listed as Fatah members. The rest are described as belonging to the leftist Popular and Democratic Fronts; to other, unspecified organizations; or to the Palestinian Authority.
None of those being released are affiliated with Hamas. They had been convicted of various other security charges, including illegal possession of weapons and membership in illegal organizations and shooting at unspecified targets.
[And now will be used as USrael's agents to fuck with Hamas in Gaza!
Like, you know, firing off rockets and then Israel can blame Hamas, that kind of thing!]
Hussein al-Sheik, a Fatah leader in the West Bank, told Israel Radio that the prisoner release was important but added: “It’s not enough. There are 11,000 prisoners in the jails.” Mr. Zamir, the Israeli Prison Authority spokesman, said there were about 10,000 Palestinian prisoners currently in Israeli jails.'
[But Hamas has allegedly got one man, and the Zionist press never quits reminding us of that.
What shitty, biased coverage in AmeriKa's stink War Dailies!
And the Times had nothing about the new Israeli police station in the West Bank!
Fucking Zionist shit rag!
