'Israel to free Barguti for Shalit'

                   
ynet.co.il     Jul 21, 2008            

Diplomatic sources tell UAE daily Egyptian mediators closer than ever to brokering agreement between Israel, Hamas for Gilad Shalit, but Cairo still fears outside sources may attempt to impede progress. Report claims Israel has agreed to free senior Hamas prisoners Israel has agreed in principle to release Marwan Barguti and a number of prominent Hamas leaders from prison – diplomatic sources were quoted as saying in Monday's 'Al-Bayan' newspaper, based in the United Arab Emirates. According to the report, Israel will free Barguti, Fatah's former secretary-general in the West Bank, and the Hamas officials as part of the burgeoning exchange deal with the Islamist Hamas group in return for captive IDF soldier Gilad Shalit. The paper asserts that Egypt has been successful in reconciling the differences between Israel and Hamas... [read full story]                    

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Israeli PM vows to recover captured soldier in Gaza (AFP)

yahoo.com     Jul 20, 2008          

JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert vowed on Sunday to bring back a soldier captured by Gaza militants more than two years ago, following a prisoner exchange with the Lebanese Hezbollah militia. "We've promised...                    

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Olmert vows to recover captured soldier

gulfnews.com     Jul 20, 2008          

Occupied Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has promised to obtain a soldier that was captured by Gaza militants over two years ago. "We've promised the Shalit family to do everything to bring Gilad Shalit home alive...                    

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Prisoner Prices Soar

commentarymagazine.com     Jul 22, 2008          

The logic of prisoner swaps dictates that, over time, successive swaps between states and terrorist organizations become more expensive to states. This is because terrorist organizations typically exchange prisoners only when...                    

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“At What Price, Corporal Shalit?”

peacenowconversation.org     Jul 22, 2008          

In my last contribution to the preceding round, I said I’d now turn to the Israeli Arab question. But that is, obviously, an ongoing issue, whereas rescue of Corporal Glad Shalit is an immediately urgent question. Accordingly,...                    

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