Samir Kuntar is the subject or is mentioned in the following stories:
Prisoner Swap is a Bitter Pill for Israelis
JERUSALEM -- Following the state of Israels recent prisoner swap with the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah, during which the remains of two Israeli soldiers, captured during the Second Lebanon War in 2006, were exchanged for four Hezbollah resistance members, the remains of over another 100, and the notorious Samir Kuntar, a former member of the Palestine Liberation Front (PLF), Israel has been busy licking its wounds and struggling to come to terms with the deal.
Hezbollah After the Swap Deal
AMMAN -- What has been widely perceived as another Hezbollah victory against Israel with the release and repatriation of five Lebanese prisoners, including the longest-serving Arab detainee in Israel, speculations are growing over the future political and military status of the Lebanese Shiite guerilla organization.
Headlines From the Arab Press
What the Arab papers said on July 17:
Swap: 'Joy in Lebanon, Pain in Israel'
AMMAN -- The stark difference between a scene of jubilation in Lebanon and grief in Israel as prisoners and remains were exchanged with Hezbollah on Wednesday underlined what both sides generally view as a triumph for the Lebanese guerrilla group and a defeat for Israel in their ongoing conflict.
Headlines From the Arab Press
What the Arab papers said on July 16:
Israel Prisoner Swaps Stutter Along
Following five hours of intense debate on Sunday the Israeli cabinet decided to approve a prisoner swap with the Lebanese guerrilla group Hezbollah.
Hezbollah, Israel swap spy, body parts
AMMAN -- The Lebanese Hezbollah organization seemed to have taken Israel by surprise when it handed over body parts of Israeli soldiers killed in the 2006 war, amid reports that an agreement for a larger prisoner swap deal is about to be concluded.
Israel, Hezbollah close to swap deal
AMMAN -- The Lebanese Hezbollah organization and Israel are bracing for a new prisoner swap that is expected to entail the release of all Lebanese prisoners, in another step that may usher in a trend toward peace in the Middle East.
Profile: Lebanon's Hizbullah and leader Nasrallah
The names of Lebanons Hizbullah and its secretary-general, Sayed Hassan Nasrallah, are often associated with bravery and heroism in times of defeat in the Arab world. To others in Israel, the United States, and the West in general, these names are
