Wednesday 12 October 2011

Euphoria mixed with anxiety in Israel over swap (AP)

Noam, left, Aviva Schalit, second left, parents of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Schalit, and his brother Yoel sit in a protest tent set up outside the Prime Minister's residence in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011. The banner on the background reads in Hebrew: 'Is Gilad still alive? If you want to join the army of friends' Israeli and Hamas have reached a deal to free Schalit, held by Hamas-linked militants in the Gaza Strip since June 25, 2006, in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, officials from both sides said Tuesday, capping five years of painful negotiations that have repeatedly collapsed. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)AP - Israeli euphoria over a deal to free a soldier held for five years by Hamas gave way Wednesday to growing anxiety that the swap for 1,000 Palestinian prisoners, some of them convicted of murder, could lead to new violence.



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