Prisoner Swap With Israel Emboldens Hamas -- Washington Post
TEL AVIV — Captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit returned home Tuesday looking pale and rail thin to a country bracing itself for fallout from a prisoner swap that has emboldened the militant Palestinian faction Hamas.
A subdued Israeli homecoming ceremony for Shalit stood in stark contrast to the mood in the Gaza Strip, where buses carrying the first of 1,027 Palestinian prisoners to be freed as part of the exchange were escorted by heavily armed Hamas fighters.
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Palestinian elation is mixed with Israeli anguish -- L.A. Times
Hamas plays trump card to free prisoners from Israel -- BBC
Gilad Shalit release: freed Palestinian prisoner vows to 'sacrifice' her life -- The Telegraph
For Palestinians released in Gilad Shalit prisoner swap, freedom is relative -- Christian Science Monitor
Israeli-Palestinian Prisoner Exchange Brings Joy, Fuels Debate -- Voice of America
Is an Israeli life really more important than a Palestinian's? -- Deborah Orr, The Guardian
Gilad Shalit’s Release -- New York Times editorial
Saving Shalit, Encouraging Terror -- Walter Reich, New York Times
For Palestinians released in Gilad Shalit prisoner swap, freedom is relative -- Christian Science Monitor
Israeli-Palestinian Prisoner Exchange Brings Joy, Fuels Debate -- Voice of America
Is an Israeli life really more important than a Palestinian's? -- Deborah Orr, The Guardian
Gilad Shalit’s Release -- New York Times editorial
Saving Shalit, Encouraging Terror -- Walter Reich, New York Times
Saving ‘Private’ Schalit and the defenseless Jewish state -- Gil Troy, Jerusalem Post
The Conflicting Values Behind The Shalit Deal -- Alon Pinkas, Foreign Affairs
Israel's Difficult Decision -- Elliott Abrams, Weekly Standard
Israeli-Palestinian Prisoner Exchange Brings Joy, Fuels Debate -- Voice of America
Is an Israeli life really more important than a Palestinian's? -- Deborah Orr, The Guardian
Gilad Shalit’s Release -- New York Times editorial
Saving Shalit, Encouraging Terror -- Walter Reich, New York Times
Saving ‘Private’ Schalit and the defenseless Jewish state -- Gil Troy, Jerusalem Post
The Conflicting Values Behind The Shalit Deal -- Alon Pinkas, Foreign Affairs
Israel's Difficult Decision -- Elliott Abrams, Weekly Standard