[PW] Re: ? Israeli soldiers

[Mark Burdette]

Gilad Shalit was taken from an Israeli Defence Force border position near
the Gaza Strip but inside Israel. Hamas members dug a tunnel under the
border fence and attacked the Israelis, who were manning a tank, from
behind.

The other two soldiers, Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev, were part of an IDF
unit patrolling the border fence between Israel and Lebanon. A Hezbollah
team cut through the fence, infiltrated a short way into Israel and ambushed
the two vehicles on patrol, killing 8 soldiers and kidnapping 2.

Not to doubt the veracity of Forbes but every source I have seen, including
sources not known for their support of the Israelis, has referred to all
three as kidnapped and nowhere have I read anything about the Israelis being
in either Gaza or Lebanon at the time of their kidnapping. In addition,
during the July-Aug. fighting, the Israelis captured a Hezbollah fighter who
claimed he was part of the unit that carried out the cross-border raid into
Israel.

The confusion may stem from the fact that the Goldwasser-Regev attack
happened in an area known as Shebaa Farms, that some Lebanese claim to be
part of Lebanon but which is currently a part of Israel.

Personally I have no doubt that the term kidnapped is completely appropriate
for all three soldiers.

Mark Burdette
Reference Librarian
Henderson County Public Library 

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:project-wombat-bounces at lists.project-wombat.org] On Behalf Of Mary
Barna
Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 2:03 PM
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Subject: [PW] Re: ? Israeli soldiers

John, one was taken from his barracks before the war started, wasn't he?

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If they were indeed taken prison while on the Lebanon side of the  
border, which I have seen reported in more than one news outlet  
(Forbes being one), then the word is "captured" and not "kidnapped".

-John Franklin

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