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Source: http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-2695255,00.html
The PA Did Nothing
.(Yediot Ahronot-Hebrew) - Felix Frisch and Efrat Weiss "The Palestinians failed the test. If Israel hadn't acted to free the taxi driver, nothing would have happened," government sources said Wednesday.The kidnapping was planned by Ahmed Hajaj, 25, a former activist of the Popular Front. The presence of the young girl was what convinced Gurel to take the group. Security forces were in touch by phone with the kidnappers, who demanded the release of 2,000 Palestinian prisoners including the murderers of Israeli Minister Rehavam Ze'evi, held in a Palestinian jail in Jericho. Head of IDF Central Command Moshe Kaplinsky emphasized that "all actions were undertaken solely by Israeli security forces." "The Palestinians only pretended to assist but were actually no help," said an IDF source