U.S. Lawmakers: Treat Palestinians Freed by Israel as Terrorists

(Politico) Mackenzie Weinger - Three dozen members of Congress urged FBI Director Robert Mueller and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday to treat the Palestinians freed by Israel in the swap for Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit as terrorists. In a letter, the lawmakers noted that each of the released prisoners was convicted for acts of terrorism and "should be treated as such." All of the Palestinian prisoners should be on every terrorist watch list and database to keep them out of the U.S., the bipartisan group of House members added.


2011-10-31 00:00:00

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