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Discounted: The prisoner dilemma
One Israeli exchanged for one thousand Palestinians? What kind of a deal is that, asks <b>Chris Roper</b>
Gilad Shalit
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Israeli soldier Shalit freed in mass prisoner swap
Israeli Gilad Shalit has been freed after years as a Hamas prisoner, as hundreds of Palestinians exchanged for him received a hero’s welcome in Gaza.
Shalit to walk free as Israel, Hamas begin prisoner swap
The deal with Hamas will see over 1 000 Palestinian prisoners walk free: the highest price ever paid by Israel for the release of a single person.
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Israel, Hamas swap prisoners
Israeli and Hamas officials have agreed on a prisoner-swap deal to secure the release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.
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Hamas blames Israel as prisoner talks drag on
Hamas blamed Israel on Tuesday for stalling efforts to swap hundreds of Palestinian prisoners for a captured soldier.
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Shalit prisoner swap ‘very close’, says Israeli minister
An Israeli minister said on Tuesday that a deal with Hamas to swap a Gaza-held soldier for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners was "very close".
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Israel suspends Gaza truce negotiator
Ehud Olmert has suspended his pointman for the Gaza truce talks in Egypt after he launched a scathing tirade against the outgoing premier last week.
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Israel links Gaza deal to soldier’s release
Israel decided on Wednesday against lifting a Gaza border blockade until Hamas agreed to release a captured Israeli soldier.
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Mubarak: Soldier’s release not a priority in Gaza truce talks
The fate of an Israeli soldier should not be linked to talks on a long-term truce with Hamas in Gaza, president Hosni Mubarak said on Tuesday.
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Gaza rockets hit Israel despite Hamas truce deal
Gaza militants fired two rockets into southern Israel on Friday, only hours after a senior Hamas member said the Islamists had accepted a truce deal.
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Carter: Hamas would conditionally accept peace
Former United States president Jimmy Carter said on Monday Hamas leaders told him they would accept a peace agreement negotiated by their rival, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, if Palestinians approved the deal in a vote. In a speech, Carter said Hamas ”said they would accept a Palestinian state on the 1967 borders if approved by Palestinians.”
