By Amos Harel and Avi Issacharoff, Haaretz Correspondents: ANALYSIS / Gaza gains have softened Israel stance on Shalit deal
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Title:Nonsense
Name:Natallie Durson
City: Los AngelesState: CA
Israel wants a Shalit trade prior to the election. Use whatever excuse is needed to give Hamas their asking price, but don`t say that the war made the deal more "palatable". The fact is that, two years ago, Hamas had a lower price for a Shalit trade. That is the fact that Israel would try to obscure by claiming that the dead bodies of over 1000 Palestinians are a "partial payment" for Shalit.