Prometheus 6

I'm convinced the next nuclear explosion that kills people will be set off by Israel. At which point Red State America will lose it's goddamn mind as it realizes THEY are the ones who are Left Behind.

That's not a joke.

Israel seizes deputy Palestinian PM in W.Bank
Sat Aug 19, 2006 6:27 AM ET
By Wafa Amr

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Israel seized Palestinian Deputy Prime Minister Naser al-Shaer, a top official of the Hamas militant group, at his home in the occupied West Bank on Saturday.

Hours later, a Palestinian gunman killed an Israeli soldier in a driveby shooting near the West Bank city of Nablus, the army and medics said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.

Israel has more than two dozen Hamas lawmakers and several other cabinet ministers in custody since late June, after it launched an offensive in response to the kidnapping of a soldier in a cross-border raid from the Gaza Strip.

Violence has continued in the West Bank and Gaza Strip since war broke out with Lebanese Hizbollah guerillas on Israel's northern border after two soldiers were abducted on July 12 in a cross-border raid. A ceasefire came into effect on Monday.

An Israeli army spokesman confirmed troops had taken al-Shaer into custody, saying it was "due to his membership in a terrorist organization."

Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, a Hamas leader, condemned the arrest and said government and people would remained undaunted.

"Israel's aims to undermine the Palestinian political system and to put obstacles before the government and the people ... This is blackmail but we are determined to continue our march," Haniyeh said.