NHatky (Free subscription) | 08/17/2008
Jerusalem, Israel's cabinet voted on Sunday to release some 200 Palestinian prisoners as a goodwill gesture to President Mahmud Abbas, in a bid to bolster slow-moving US-backed peace talks. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's spokesman Mark Regev called the move a "confidence-building measure" towards Abbas, saying, "we hope the release will help ...
Israel & Palestijnen Nieuws Blog (Free subscription) | 08/16/2008
The prime minister's spokeman, Mark Regev, told reporters that if the Nasser-4 was in fact an upgraded rocket, it would stand in "clear violation of the fragile 2-month old truce with Gaza militants. "The cease-fire that was negotiated through Egypt was very specific that the Hamas movement and the other terrorist groups can't use it as a period to import more weapons, more explosives, more rockets...
USA Partisan (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
On the surface it may seem like an unworthy proposition, swapping live prisoners with blood on their hands against 2 dead soldiers. So why did Israel go ahead with this deal? Mark Regev, special adviser to Israel's PM answers. read more | digg story
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
Jerusalem - A long-awaited prisoner swap between Israel and the Lebanese Hezbollah movement could take place on Wednesday next week, Israeli and Lebanese officials said Friday. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's spokesman, Mark Regev, confirmed the...
Doc's Talk (Free subscription) | 07/06/2008
Hana Levi Julian Israel has warned Hamas that any delay on its part in releasing kidnapped IDF Cpl. Gilad Shalit could undermine the fragile “ceasefire” which began last month. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's spokesman Mark Regev was cautious in commenting on the matter, but said Sunday morning that unless the terrorist group fulfilled all the conditions of the understandings worked out with Egypt, the...
Doc's Talk (Free subscription) | 06/22/2008
Hana Levi Julian Israel has strongly contradicted a statement made Friday by Hamas terrorist leader Ismail Haniyeh that arms smuggling is not included as part of the temporary ceasefire deal brokered by Egyptian mediators last week. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's spokesman Mark Regev told Israel National News Saturday night, "The understandings with the Egyptians specifically state that there will be...
