He is their only bargaining chip. He writes stories about peace and they kidnap him. It symbolizes the whole conflict. Israel speaks of peace, but gets attacked anyway.

Israel celebrates 60 years of accomplishment while you celebrate a nakba full of excuses because you accomplished nothing. You say Israelis are not welcome yet you shamelessly accept their life support of jobs, gas, electricity, water, tax money, medical care and supplies and training. Without Israel, you are kaput because the Arab brothers don't even pay-up on their aid committments and you can't do squat on your own. Let us know when you're ready to give up your armed struggle that keeps you in poverty and dependent on Israel and the West.

I do not believe any of the 3 are still alive but then prisioniers have always been a sensitive issue with the Arabs this is no not any different a reprisal raid in Gaza to find him Israel does not have the capability to launch such a raid RIGHT ??? so Israel Egypt are bluffing Hamas knows this so either agree to all terms or give up either way Israel loses RIGHT ??? thank you... M. S.

>>in Israel he said: Israel must be more flexible. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3542481,00.html >>in Cairo he said: Hamas has to relax its conditions

the Resistance is going to distribute kidnapping-free chips to identified friends. those who are bashing us, we are sorry to say will be denied the chips.

What seems to escape everyone is how desperate Mubarak is. If Israel attacks Gaza, Hamas will be damaged but Mubarak will lose everything. If Mubarak keeps the "peace agreement" with Israel, he will be seen as an American puppet and within a year the Islamic Brotherhood will hang him. If he attacks Israel, he will lose the American money which keeps his regime afloat. Nice to see how the man that strengthened Hamas and PLO in order to weaken Israel will be the next victim.