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Kidnapping-for-hostage policy

PA Hamas MPs advocate kidnappings of Zionist soldiers

Former PA Minister of Interior, Said Siam (Hamas): "There were suggestions to repeat the operations to kidnap other Israeli soldiers, because we know that the occupation understands no other language. Second, capturing the [one] soldier will not cause the liberation of over 10,000 prisoners."
Member of PA Parliament, Um Nidal (Hamas): "Disregarding the fact that I'm a member of Parliament as a Palestinian citizen, by Allah, I don't belive in any solution other than one: kidnapping Zionist soldiers."
Hamas TV reporter: "[Kidnapping] ten Zionist soldiers –maybe less- will guarantee the liberation of thousands of Palestinian prisoners. A number of suggestions were brought up during the meeting of Parliament. The most prominent was the call for further kidnappings of Zionists soldiers as a solution to end prisoners' suffering."

Al Aqsa TV (Hamas)

Apr. 18, 2007

(1 min)