(Ha'aretz) Amos Harel and Avi Issacharoff - The number of Palestinian prisoners Israel is officially saying will be released in exchange for captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit: 980, in two stages: 450 heavy-duty prisoners whom Hamas wants freed, and another 530 terrorists whom Israel will select "as a gesture to the Palestinian people." This figure doesn't include the hundreds of prisoners Israel is likely to release in a bid to furbish the image of PA leader Mahmoud Abbas. In other words, if the Shalit deal goes through, more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners will be released in the coming months, possibly close to 2,000.
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