Me too
Posted on 09/03/2006 9:00:44 AM PDT by Alouette
‘Most hated man in Israel’ at centre of deal to bring prisoners back home
IN his Israeli jail cell Samir Qantar, who is serving four life sentences for murder and terrorism, dreams about an exchange of prisoners that might allow him to go home to Lebanon. “I can imagine how I’ll return to my village,” he said. “First I hug my mum, then my brothers and sisters, all of them. My idea, which I’ll never give up, is to come out of here with my head held up, without giving up any of my principles.”
Qantar, 44, has been in prison since 1979, when he took part in an attack whose horrifying outcome made him one of the most hated men in Israel.
But in Lebanon, Hezbollah has made his release one of its key demands in negotiations to secure the freedom of Ehud Goldwasser, 31, and Eldad Regev, 26, the two Israeli soldiers it captured on July 12, triggering a 34-day war.
Qantar’s role in the attack on the coastal town of Nahariya 27 years ago would make this an especially bitter pill for Israelis to swallow. A policeman was killed and a family taken hostage when Qantar’s group burst into their home.
Danny Haran, 28, was shot at close range in front of his terrified four-year-old daughter Einat, whose head was then smashed with a rifle butt.
The dead man’s wife Smadar hid in a loft with their two-year-old daughter Yael, keeping a hand over her mouth to stop her crying out. But the girl suffocated, leaving Smadar Haran bereft of her husband and both daughters.
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For the sake of the two soldiers I'd make the trade !!!
Yeah and another part was Hezbollah giving up their weapons.Have you seen that happen yet ???
Are any of saddam's old plastic shredders still around? This POS needs some 'correcting'.
The Israelis need to finish the job. And this time do it right.
another press release from the official media spokesman of iran.
Unexplicably, no.
And then what? To guarantee that more soldiers, and civilians will be kidnapped in order to be ransomed for criminals?
This dirtbag should have been executed 25 years ago.
Yes, Israel should execute this despicable excuse for a human being.
Forcing taxpayers to pay to keep this individual alive is an insult to those taxpayers.
why is this scum still alive?
Lets hope that the Devil has developed a punishment suitable for this man when he gets to Hell.
I guess they don't have "general population" in Israeli prisons.
They should make the prisoner exchange then wipe out the auto-convoy carrying away this dirtbag with a MOAB strike from the air.
"To guarantee that more soldiers, and civilians will be kidnapped in order to be ransomed for criminals? "
Sorry to tell you this but that's a guarantee with or without the trade.Just thinking of the soldiers and their families is all !!!
Release a man responsible for such barbarity? Why, so he can resume his killing ways? Hezbollah should burn.
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