Posted on 07/04/2011 8:39:41 PM PDT by Nachum
Defense Minister Ehud Barak ordered to stop the transfer of the bodies of 84 Palestinian terrorists to the Palestinian Authority at the last minute on Monday, despite earlier confirmation from the IDF Spokesperson's Office that the transfer would go through.
Barak made his decision to hold off on the transfer after a Haaretz report revealed that two of the bodies to be returned to the PA were the Awadallah brothers, former leaders of the Hamas military wing, who were killed by Israeli soldiers near Hebron in September 1998. The defense minister explained his decision, saying it was important to weigh the repercussions of such a transfer on a future Shalit deal.
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I love it when Lucy pulls the football out of the way at the last minute...gets me every time.
Hardball. Good. Keep playing it.
Had to get a Goy to add some pork products to each body bag.
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