05.07.2011                      03.Tammus, 5771

Diplomatie:

Barak suspends talks on transfer of Palestinian bodies

After IDF confirms gov't plan, defense minister says some names on the 84-person list, which includes Hamas members, could undermine efforts to release Schalit; move was meant to be gesture to Abbas.

Defense Minister Ehud Barak suspended Monday all talks with the Palestinian Authority over the transfer of the bodies of 84 Palestinians. 
Barak said that he was concerned that the some of the Palestinians on the list could undermine efforts to free kidnapped soldier Gilad Schalit. According to Israeli media, two of the names on the list were of Hamas members….