Israel's struggle with prisoner swap issue
China Daily | Updated: 2009-12-22 07:52
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Noam Shalit stands near cardboard cut-outs of his son, captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, during a protest calling for his release, outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office in Jerusalem yesterday. Reuters |
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his top ministers yesterday debated whether to approve an emotionally charged deal to trade 1,000 Palestinian prisoners for an Israeli soldier held by Gaza militants for more than three years.
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