Deputy defense minister: We'll mull Barghouti's release
Deputy defense minister: We'll mull Barghouti's release
Sneh says in lecture before Council for Peace and Security Israel will have to weigh jailed Fatah leader's release in future; states Hamas becoming more and more radical, Israel should ally with moderates
Hanan Greenberg
Published: 01.14.07, 22:00Is the defense establishment set to revise its stance regarding the release of jailed Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti? During a lecture Sunday, Deputy Defense Minister Ephraim Sneh said that there would come a time when this issue would have to be looked into.
"Barghouti is the Palestinian people's most popular leader. We helped him gain this status. Granted, there is a legal problem, but we will have to solve it," Sneh told the Council for Peace and Security.
Speaking about the diplomatic plan, Sneh provided a lengthy explanation about the internal situation in the Palestinian Authority. He estimated that Hamas will remain a radical element, prepare for a third intifada, aid al-Qaeda-like organizations to establish themselves in the PA and continue to preach hatred towards Israel.
Sneh said that the way to defeat Hamas was by finding a Palestinian partner and creating a diplomatic horizon.
"Hamas is trying to create a situation of distress, despair and diplomatic dead-end, in a bid to draw the public in the direction of the terrorist stance. We need to work in the exact opposite direction, and find the moderate elements in order to act against Hamas' strategy," Sneh said.
Insanity, is what infects the leaders of Israel. Deputy Defense Minister Ephraim Sneh, call Barghouti a moderate, a man that is in jail serving time for the murder of Jews is a moderate?
If we keep people like this in the Knesset we do not deserve a place called Israel, which works out just fine as with people like this in the Knesset we will loose a place called Israel.
