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Source: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/786914.html
Prisoner Deal Is the Next Step
[Ha'aretz] Danny Rubinstein - Those who imposed the economic and diplomatic siege on the Hamas-led PA - Israel and the United States, and most of the nations in the world, including Arab nations - can congratulate themselves on their success. The Hamas government is being forced to resign. Will a Palestinian unity government be established, leading to a calming of the situation in Gaza? That's not a certainty. There remains the deal to release prisoners in exchange for kidnapped Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. Without a solution on this issue, there is no new Palestinian government. What will be the fate of about 360 veteran Palestinian prisoners who have been in Israeli prisons since before the Oslo Accords, most of whom have what is called "blood on their hands"?