Israel Turns Down Palestinian Extortion Attempt
Charles Johnson
Fri Sep 21, 2007 at 9:08 am PDT • Views: 588
Reuters says mean, nasty Israel turned down discussions with reasonable Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, who only wanted to “ease confrontation:” Hamas rebuffed in approach to Israel: source.
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A prominent Hamas official tried to open discussions with Israel to ease confrontation in the Gaza Strip but was rebuffed, a Palestinian official familiar with the situation told Reuters on Friday.
Public broadcaster Israel Radio said Israel rejected an approach from Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, through a “mediator,” to a senior Israeli defense official before the Israeli security cabinet declared Gaza an “enemy entity” on Wednesday.The Palestinian source told Reuters that Hamas, which seized control of Gaza in June, had sought talks with Deputy defense Minister Matan Vilnai, offering to rein in rocket fire into Israel in return for an easing of Israeli border controls.
In other words, they were practicing extortion.
Frank says: