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July 11, 2006       Share:    

Source: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/736831.html

No Surrender to Blackmail

[Ha'aretz] Yoel Marcus - There will be no surrender to blackmail; prisoners will not be released in return for freeing Cpl. Shalit; and the military action will not end until the Kassams stop. The fiercer the attacks on the rocket-launchers and their bosses in Gaza, the more the captured soldier has gone from being an asset to a liability for Hamas. Israel should not grant this murderous terror organization recognition and legitimacy, first, because it is impossible to trust an organization with so many branches, each doing whatever it likes. Second, we cannot negotiate with a prime minister who is not prepared to recognize Israel's existence. Third, we cannot strengthen Hamas at the expense of Abbas, the only reasonable partner we have, even if he is a weak one. And most importantly, Hamas cannot be allowed to claim any kind of strategic victory.

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