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...hostage to prod the Israelis to release Palestinian prisoners. But in Ramallah, one of her co-conspirators, Hassan al-Qadi (a "senior armed terror operative," according to Israeli intelligence), allegedly shot the boy dead at point-blank range. (See how Hamas is wrestling over a prisoner-exchange deal with Israel...
...disruptive to mix with other inmates, officials put Muna in solitary confinement. In 2007, however, she went on hunger strike to protest her isolation; she was kept in her cell for up to 23 hours a day. In June 2008 she was moved to the Damon Prison in northern Israel, where she has told visitors the conditions are slightly better...
Gerald Steinberg, a professor of political science at Bar-Ilan University, says Muna's notoriety helped get her on the Hamas list but also makes Israel unwilling to release her. "She committed a heinous crime, but if she is released, she'll be greeted when she returns as a symbol and a heroine. For that reason, Israel strongly resists allowing her out, or if she is released, they want to expel her from the area. Israel has resisted this exchange for more than three years. The majority of Israelis find the deal distasteful but accept it as the price necessary...
...call him ustaz [Arabic for teacher], others call him alfa [Muslim scholar], but he is a complete gentleman." Alfred says that the banker's son took seriously the Islamic recommendation for prayer five times a day. The son was also known for his strong views on the U.S. and Israel. According to a source close to the family, it was an alleged threat to blow up an American plane that apparently alarmed his parents and supposedly resulted in his father going to warn the U.S. embassy. (Why was Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab banned in Britain...
...Hamas is also insisting on linking the prisoner exchange to an end to Israel's blockade - which European leaders are also clamoring for Israel to do. But Israeli military sources tell TIME that the military is urging Netanyahu to leave the blockade intact, arguing that its removal could strengthen Hamas politically and militarily...