Obama criticizes Israel over settlement-building (Reuters)

Published: November 18, 2009Posted in: Top StoriesTags: , , , ,

Hamas police officers, right, take a break during a training session on the outskirts of Gaza City, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. A Gaza charity linked to the ruling Hamas militant group is offering $1.4 million to anybody who captures an Israeli soldier. The Waad group sent an e-mail on Wednesday calling on people living in Israel to try take soldiers hostage. The organization, which supports Palestinian prisoners held by Israel, is headed by Hamas' Interior Minister Fathi Hamad. He did not return calls seeking comment. Waad's director, Usama Kahlout, says the offer is in response to an Israeli group's offer to pay Gazans for information on the whereabouts of a captured soldier held by Hamas for more than three years. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama warned Israel Wednesday its approval of new construction in a Jewish settlement could prove "very dangerous" by fuelling Palestinian anger and harming prospects for peace.


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