According to some of the Arab media reports, the visit to Jerusalem on Sunday by Egyptian Intelligence Chief General Omar Suleiman is to finalize a deal towards obtaining the release of Gilad Shalit.
The Egyptian el-Aram reported on Saturday in an interview with PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) that the PA leader reported �Israeli officials who spoke with him� indicated the talks towards closing a deal for Shalit�s release have hit a dead end. He added the German mediator has set a deadline and if an agreement has not been reached in 2-3 weeks, he will be stepping down.
Fox News reported that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is responsible for the stalled talks, refusing to agree to the draft agreement presented to him a number of weeks ago.
Hamas officials� report Israel is refusing to release �senior terrorists� and this is the delay, adding the terrorist organization will not exhibit flexibility, determined to release everyone on its list in exchange for Gilad Shalit.
Al-Quds al-Arabi reports the same thing more or less, than the �ball is in Israel�s court�, all making the assumption that Hamas is indeed serious and the terror organization does not plan to exhibit flexibility, placing the burden on Israel alone.
(Yechiel Spira � YWN Israel)
