Bruce's MidEast Soundbites

Capturing the MidEast in short soundbites: poignant reflections by people who understand the complexities of the Middle East. My philosophy is: "less is more." You won't agree with everything that's here, but I'm confident you will find it interesting! Excepting the titles, my own comments are minimal. Instead I rely on news sources to string together what I hope is an interesting, politically challenging, non-partisan, non-ideological narrative.

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Smiling Saudi Cleric Offers 100K for Kidnapping Israeli Soldiers

Saudi Cleric: Kidnap Israeli Soldier - Get $100,000 -Roee Nahmias

Top Saudi cleric Dr. Awad al-Qarni [pictured] is offering a $100,000 reward to anyone who kidnaps Israeli soldiers. "I declare to the world that any Palestinian who will jail an Israeli soldier and exchange him for prisoners will be rewarded with a $100,000 prize," he wrote on his Facebook page.

The post has already received more than 1,000 likes and extensive coverage in Hamas-affiliated newspapers in Gaza.
(Ynet News)
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2 comments:

LHwrites said...: Maybe he should end up one of the prisoners he hopes will be exchanged!; Thursday, October 27, 2011 9:04:00 AM
Bruce said...: Excellent idea...you grab him, I'll put a bag over his smiling face...; Thursday, October 27, 2011 11:26:00 AM