From the BBC:
Egypt to free 'Israeli spy' Grapel under swap deal
24 October 2011
Ilan Grapel was wounded fighting for Israel in the 2006 war with LebanonIsrael says it has reached a deal with Egypt under which the Egyptians will release a US-Israeli citizen, Ilan Grapel, who has been detained since June on suspicion of spying.
In return Israel has agreed to release 25 Egyptian prisoners.
Mr Grapel has been accused of spying for Israel during the uprising against the former president, Hosni Mubarak.
Israel and Mr Grapel's family say he was working openly for a legitimate aid project in Cairo.
The deal was announced in a statement by the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.
It has yet to be approved by Israel's security cabinet, but the 14-member body will meet later this week and is thought unlikely to reject the agreement...
More from the Beeb here.
From Jihad Watch:
October 25, 2011
Psychology 101: Behavior that is rewarded is likely to be repeated. Behavior that is repeatedly rewarded is likely to be repeatedly... repeated.
Will Egyptian state television hold up his release for an interview, too? An update on this story.
Israel says it has reached a deal with Egypt under which the Egyptians will release a US-Israeli citizen, Ilan Grapel, who has been detained since June on suspicion of spying.
In return Israel has agreed to release 25 Egyptian prisoners.
Mr Grapel has been accused of spying for Israel during the uprising against the former president, Hosni Mubarak...
Read more here.
Expect to see more of these stories, now it is known that Israel WILL do whatever it takes to get their own back, including releasing prisoners.
From Israel National News, an IDF perspective on these prisoner swaps:
Elite IDF Unit Officer: Shalit Deal is Frustrating for Us
Elite IDF Officer: Our unit's members endangered themselves to capture terrorists who were later released. What's the point?By Elad Benari
10/24/2011An officer in an elite IDF unit told Arutz Sheva on Sunday that he and other members of his unit are upset over the deal to release Gilad Shalit.
Last week, Israel released 477 terrorists in exchange for Shalit, who was held hostage for more than five years by the Hamas terrorist rulers of Gaza. Another 550 terrorists will soon be released in the second phase of the deal.
“We feel frustrated,” the soldier, who can only be identified as D for security reasons, told Arutz Sheva. “We endangered ourselves almost every night to catch these terrorists and they are being let go.”...
There is much more on this issue here.
We are all really happy that Gilad Shalit is home with his family, but a precedent has now been set, which can only bode ill for the future safety of ALL Israelis.
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