Posts Tagged ‘soldier-held’

After prisoner swap, Palestinians weigh rival strategies

Saturday, October 29th, 2011

RAMALLAH, West Bank — An air of quiet satisfaction permeates the parliamentary offices of the militant Hamas movement in this city, the seat of the Palestinian Authority and base of the rival Fatah faction. Israel’s release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners this month in an exchange for Gilad Shalit, the Israeli soldier held captive in the Gaza Strip by Hamas for more than five years, has had a powerful effect across the Palestinian territories, amplifying Hamas’s message of armed confrontation with Israel. Read full article > >

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After prisoner swap, Palestinians weigh rival strategies

Israel Releases Names of 477 Prisoners to Be Freed in Trade

Sunday, October 16th, 2011

Israel released the names of the first Palestinian prisoners that it will exchange for a soldier held by Hamas, most of whom have been convicted of manslaughter, attempted murder or intentionally causing death.

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Israel Releases Names of 477 Prisoners to Be Freed in Trade

New ‘Wikileaks’ soldier charges

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011

The US Army charges a soldier held in connection with the leak of US government documents published by the Wikileaks website with 22 extra counts.

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New ‘Wikileaks’ soldier charges