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    Saudi royal offers bounty to catch Israeli soldier

    RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — A member of Saudi Arabia's royal family increased to $1 million a reward offered by a Saudi cleric to anyone who captures an Israeli soldier to swap him for Palestinian prisoners.

    Prince Khaled bin Talal, brother of billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, told the kingdom's al-Daleel TV station by telephone Saturday that he was raising a previous offer made by Sheik Awadh al-Qarani, a prominent Saudi cleric who promised $100,000 for capturing an Israeli soldier.

    "I tell Sheik al-Qarani that I support you and I will pay $900,000 to make it one million dollars to capture an Israeli soldier to release other prisoners," said a voice identified as Prince Khaled, who holds no official position in the government.

    The Saudi offers follow in the wake of the release of Israeli soldier Sgt. Gilad Schalit, who was held by Hamas in Gaza for more than five years. Israel has agreed to free over 1,000 prisoners in exchange.

    Prince Khaled said he made the offer in response to what he said were Israeli threats against Qarani's life. He did not provide any further details.

    In Israel, extremists have offered two rewards of $100,000 to anyone who kills a Palestinian released in the Schalit deal if the Palestinian killed Israelis.

    Extremist settler activist Baruch Marzel said he was familiar with the bounties and that there were a number of bereaved Israeli families who were looking to "settle the score" with the killers.

     
    • Must Be the German in me  •  6 mths ago
      Is it me or are all muslims as dumb as their goats??? what are we doing stopping iran from killing the saudi family???? Let them kill one another!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    • Buford  •  Moncks Corner, United States  •  7 mths ago
      What a tangled web our Foreign policy has weaved.

      These people will never be what we expect them to be and to think otherwise is folly.

      We have wasted a tremendous amount of blood and treasure in this region.
      • The real deal 7 mths ago
        These are the #$%$ who obuma bowed down to. obuma is a fraud.
      • observation 7 mths ago
        Yes, we have wasted a tremendous amount of blood and treasure.

        This out of Saudi Arabia is an expression of anger. It tells you about the feelings towards our foreign policy. Can we just ignore this. Or respond by wasting more blood and treasure?
      • RusselG 6 mths ago
        The Bush family are very close freinds of the Saudi Royals They go way back, it isn't just Obama. We need to support alternative energy, so we can leave these people as we found them, poor camel jockees roaming the dessert. To poor to export their insanity.
    • Nam Vet  •  7 mths ago
      There they go again.
      • NASCAR 7 mths ago
        go lose another war!!!loser..
      • DavidS 7 mths ago
        brave nascar, have you ever left mommas basement to go serve? LOL .. grow up
      • A Yahoo! User 7 mths ago
        NASCAR Democrats lost that one we where winning when i left
    • Erik  •  6 mths ago
      These people have no shame...
    • SCM1968GT  •  Al Jizah, Egypt  •  6 mths ago
      A bounty on any and all Saudi males would be appropriate.
      • Michael Stone 6 mths ago
        Could you imagine how happy that would make the Saudi woman
    • A Ashtar  •  Kansas City, United States  •  7 mths ago
      I guess if the Saudi King allows it, it's ok with the Saudi government.
      • Texas Cowboy 7 mths ago
        The Saudis were NEVER our friends. Its more of a business relationship.
      • Ronald 6 mths ago
        If Israel grabbed even one of the high up members of the Saudi family and held them any demand thy made would be granted!
      • Sergio 6 mths ago
        yeah or else he could be already in jail. Saudi are playing on both side of the fence. well you can't blame them after the fall of Egypt due the other countries who didn't help him in those dark hours . why would they bank on the west
    • SHELDON  •  New York, United States  •  6 mths ago
      So the country that all of the 9/11 Islamics terrorists came from is now offering rewards to capture Israeli solders. Whats wrong with is picture?
      • Sweet Baby J 6 mths ago
        Lets get the international court to order his arrest for supporting terrorism. Seize the assets and freeze his bank accounts. Perhaps then he will sign another tune
      • Right view 6 mths ago
        It shows that america political leaders have 2 faces, one side is
        is pro Arab because of oil, the other side is pro Israel so the US
        will be in the middle when either side " Fart " we american public
        will suffer !
      • Sergio 6 mths ago
        its show they the Saudi knew everything before its happen in the 9/11 and they are showing their true colors... multiple colors
    • Free Fire Wire  •  6 mths ago
      And in other news:A Palestinian raid on a Israeli prison to free prisoners failed.No Israelis were hurt but all the prisoners were killed in the crossfire along with the gunmen.
    • mike619  •  Sunnyvale, United States  •  6 mths ago
      keep spending that money.... the oil will dry up, and you can sell sand. LOL
    • CommonCents  •  7 mths ago
      and this is why you do not make deals with terrorists....
    • russell d.  •  Conroe, United States  •  6 mths ago
      Even to other Arabs,the Saudis are considered fat,pampered,louts lording it over the earth,with their oil billions,and American attack-dogs,and maintain a decedent hyopcritical lifestyle.Arabs look at Saudis,like hungry men look at fresh roasted meat.
    • smb  •  7 mths ago
      And the Saudi prince will of course will provide these noble prisoners of conscience with a comfortable partition of land in Saudi Arabia. What? the Saudis wont take them either?? Funny how history repeats itself.
    • Carl  •  Wichita Falls, United States  •  6 mths ago
      And these people are our allies???? Can you say oil talks.
    • Rich  •  Virginia City, United States  •  6 mths ago
      I wish i could live long enough to see the day when the middle east runs out of oil. Then, the "US (of Oil) A" and perhaps, the rest of the world too, will leave these idiots to kill themselves.
    • MichaelG  •  Saint James, United States  •  7 mths ago
      The Saudi people must be spreading unrest again, unhappy that they are governed by a "Royal Family." Step one by Royals is find some way to blame or involve Israel. That seems to be the formula in the mid east. It's not working too well.
    • Ferd Burfel  •  6 mths ago
      Ahhhhhhhh the religion of peace. Feel the glow.
    • Voice of Reason  •  New York, United States  •  7 mths ago
      Shame on the US Government for having such garbage as Saudis as allies!
    • Chuck  •  Chico, United States  •  7 mths ago
      From the same people who brought us 911. It just goes to show that one Israel is worth more than 1000 towel heads. Lets all pitch in $1.00, till we get a million to capture Prince Khaled, shove pork down his throat and turn him loose in Haifa with a sign around his neck saying "I'm A Terrorist Bomber.".
    • MASTERofTRUTH  •  6 mths ago
      SHAMEFUL!!! While it's bad enough PRIVATE Citizen's offering a "bounty" for killing .... a CRIME I might add .... and they should procecuted ! A leader publicly offering a bounty is even worse !!! I can understand a family's grief over a death, but still offering a bounty IS illegal !! However a saudi PRINCE offering a bounty just to make a point?? should be procecuted to the fullest extent possible in INTERNATIONAL courts !!!
    • Bill  •  6 mths ago
      Well it's official now. The saudi royal family supports terrorism. Time for the US to support an arab spring there and get rid of these arrogant fools.
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