RAMALLAH, West Bank -A senior Hamas official says the Islamic militant group is still sparring with Israel over the names of 50 prisoners it wants released in exchange for a captive Israeli soldier.
The assessment signaled there are still significant gaps over the emerging deal. Last week, Israeli and Hamas officials spoke of progress, raising speculation that an agreement could be wrapped up within days.
Hamas wants nearly 1,000 prisoners for an Israeli soldier it has held for more than three years.
The Hamas official said Israel is still balking at including prominent political leaders and top Hamas militants it holds. He spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the German-mediated negotiations.
In Gaza, Hamas' interior minister said he hoped a deal would be reached by year's end.






Since there are no more immigrants, and the Jews currently living in other parts of the world don't want to go to the hellhole called Israel, the Jewish state is finished.
Their population is falling and now as I heard, the jews started to inbreed with relatives, because they won't mix with the Arabs and Gentiles do not want to go to live in Israel, they are denied by Jewish laws anyway.
The arabs outbreed them like 6:1, so even if they continue the wars or do whatever the hell, they are doomed anyhow. Israel cannot and will not survive. They don't even need an Ahmadijenad, neither Hizbullah, even if there is peace, they are finished for all.
Watch the upcoming exodus out of Israel in the near future, to every point of the world .
Greed has been a major factor influencing the decisions of the Likud - someone is making a killing in the inflated west bank real estate market. Other than that,they don't care what the world thinks, only fairy tales have meaning for these people.