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| Poll: 63% of Israelis back release of Samir Kuntar for IDF soldiers |
| 2008-05-29 |
| A special Haaretz "Dialogue" poll reveals that 63 percent of those polled believe that Lebanese Terrorist Samir Kuntar, currently serving four life sentences in Israel, should be released in exchange for two Israel Defense Forces soldiers held captive by Hezbollah. The poll, supervised by Tel Aviv University Professor Camille Fuchs, also showed that 21 percent of poll participants were against releasing Kuntar, while 16 percent were unsure. Kuntar was convicted of participating in the 1979 terror attack in Naharyia in which two members of the Haran family were killed, as well as two Israeli policemen. Smadar Haran, the sole survivor of the 1979 attack said she hopes reports of hostage negotiations with Hezbollah that would include the release of Kuntar are true, "and not just spin for the media that will cause heartache for the hostages' families." |
| Posted by:Fred |