Abduction of Israeli Soldiers

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Abduction of Israeli Soldiers

• Hamas Attempt to Use Kidnapped Soldiers as
  Bargaining Chips

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Abduction of IDF Soldiers

• The Latest News
• Hamas renewed its threat to kidnap Israeli
  soldiers, on the Iz-A-Din Al Qassam (Hamas
  terorist wing), website, Dec. 8, 2002.
  
• Hamas is a violent, anti-Western terrorist
  movement that is bent on the destruction of the
  State of Israel.
  

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Abduction of IDF Soldiers

• The Article from the Hamas Website
• www.kataebq.com 8 Dec. 2002

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Abduction of IDF Soldiers

• Hamas Intention
• Hamas believes that it can use kidnapped
  Israeli soldiers as bargaining chips to secure
  the release of Palestinian terrorists being held
  in Israeli prisons.
• Hamas calls the tactic, the best weapon of
  deterrence.

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Abduction of IDF Soldiers

• Hamas Bravado
• Hamas boasts that it is the only movement
  that has abducted Israeli soldiers since the
  beginning of the 1990s. From 1989 to 1996, Hamas
  kidnapped six Israeli soldiers Avi Sasportas,
  Ilan Saadon, Shahar Simoni, Arieh Zvi
  Frankental, Nachson Waxman and Sharon Edri.
• Hamas claims it has re-opened its abduction
  files.

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Abduction of IDF Soldiers

• Hamas and Al-Qaeda Instruction on Abduction
• Several months ago, the Hamas movement
  distributed to its members an instruction manual
  that details the ways to abduct soldiers, hold
  them captive and conduct negotiations to release
  imprisoned Palestinians terrorists.
• Copying Hamas, Al-Qaeda has issued a manual
  describing how to abduct Westerners. It is clear
  that terrorist organizations around the world see
  abduction as a legitimate tool to achieve their
  goals.

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Abduction of IDF Soldiers

• Hizballah Abduction of IDF Soldiers
• The Hizballah abducted IDF soldiers along the
  Northern border on Oct. 7, 2000. The terror
  organization attempted in a cruel manner to use
  the soldiers as leverage to try and coerce Israel
  into releasing Hizballah and Palestinian
  terrorists held by Israel.
• The Hizballah has been unwilling to release even
  the most basic information regarding what has
  happened to the soldiers.
  

Staff Sgt. Omer Suaed
Sgt. Adi Avitan
Staff Sgt. Benny Avraham
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Abduction of IDF Soldiers

• Prevention
• The IDF is doing its utmost to train and instruct
  its soldiers how to avoid being abducted.
  
• Soldiers receive briefings and clear directives
  regarding their activities when they are not on
  base.