Israel premier Olmert, is desperate to secure the release of their prisoner-of-war, which bizarrely he presents as deadline for Hamas, is of course a deadline for his government which is to be replaced next week by the most right-wing government in Israel's history, threatening to turn the country into even more of a pariah state, as it will include Lieberman's fascist party. In a sign of Olmert's narrowing room for manoeuvre he has had to bring in Shin Bet on the discussions to reassure the Israeli population that the release of 'terrorists' is okay.
So we get this rather strange interpretation of events from Haaretz this morning: "Israel to Hamas: Deadline for Shalit deal is tonight; Shin Bet head, PM envoy leave for talks in Cairo".
Israel is going to decide on a deal for the prisoner exchange on Monday and is set to release as many as 450 Palestinians, many resistance fighters among them.
So we get this rather strange interpretation of events from Haaretz this morning: "Israel to Hamas: Deadline for Shalit deal is tonight; Shin Bet head, PM envoy leave for talks in Cairo".
Israel is going to decide on a deal for the prisoner exchange on Monday and is set to release as many as 450 Palestinians, many resistance fighters among them.
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