Sarkozy, chief challenger to meet at Jewish gala

AP 08-FEB-12

Officials: Netanyahu to head to United States next month

cnn 05-FEB-12

Leader of Hamas Makes Rare Trip to Jordan

IHT 02-FEB-12

Israel holds Hamas Jerusalem MPs

bbc 23-JAN-12

Gaza Presses Masha'al To Step Down

bignewsnetwork 23-JAN-12

Shalit thanks Sarkozy for release efforts

ynetnews 11-JAN-12

Palestinians Hope Peace Efforts Can Be Salvaged

ABCnews 02-JAN-12

Israeli launches multiple air raids in Gaza

aljazeera 28-DEC-11

Palestinians plan airport, port

bignewsnetwork 26-DEC-11

'PLO might revoke recognition of Israel'

ynetnews 26-DEC-11

Israel to pump life back into sacred river

independent 22-DEC-11

Israel condemned at UN over settlements

aljazeera 21-DEC-11

Israel frees 550 Palestinian prisoners

aljazeera 20-DEC-11

Israel to free 550 Palestinian prisoners

aljazeera 18-DEC-11

Israel prepares for second stage of prisoner swap (Reuters)

news 15-DEC-11

Prisoners: Second phase of Shalit deal within days

maannews 13-DEC-11

Palestinians attack Gingrich comment on 'invented' people

cnn 10-DEC-11

Noam Shalit: Gilad still has a long way to go

yediotaharonot 10-DEC-11

Obama Foreign Policy a Republican Target

IHT 07-DEC-11

U.S. Defense Secretary urges Israel to get back to the table

cnn 03-DEC-11

Boycott Israel campaign grows among UK unions, despite Zionist backlash

bignewsnetwork 01-DEC-11

Hamas Gains Momentum in Palestinian Rivalry

IHT 23-NOV-11

Jordan's king visits Ramallah ahead of Palestinian talks

cnn 21-NOV-11

West Bank land seized by Israeli kibbutz (AP)

news 19-NOV-11

Israel-Gaza tensions: Pilot program to expand Gaza exports falters (The Christian Science Monitor)

news 18-NOV-11

Israel maintains hold on taxes owed Palestinians (AP)

news 14-NOV-11

Israeli official: military could topple Hamas (AP)

news 13-NOV-11

Britain warns Israel against blocking funds for rights groups

independent 12-NOV-11

Irish Gaza activists fail to return 11:35 Protest lodged after Israeli authorities say problem with carrier stopped morning d

irishtimes 10-NOV-11

:America and the Lie

watchingamerica 09-NOV-11

Report: No consensus in U.N. on Palestinian bid

CBSnews 08-NOV-11

'Bike, radio gave Schalit some reprieve in captivity'

jpost 06-NOV-11

Israeli navy boards protest boats carrying medical aid to Gaza during 'peaceful' takeover

dailymail 04-NOV-11

Edited by Gillian Palmer :Washington and Difficult Trade-Offs

watchingamerica 03-NOV-11

Palestinians aim to join more UN agencies

chinadaily 01-NOV-11

US withdraws Unesco funding after it accepts Palestinian membership

telegraph 31-OCT-11

Rivlin: Social protest movement caught Knesset off guard

jrep 31-OCT-11

Israeli killed in rocket attack

bbc 30-OCT-11

Saudi royal offers $1m Israeli-soldier bounty

aljazeera 30-OCT-11

Israeli airstrike kill 5 Gaza militants (AP)

news 29-OCT-11

Saudi prince backs cleric's bounty offer for Israeli soldier

alertnet 29-OCT-11

Freed Ilan Grapel lands in Israel

bbc 27-OCT-11

Int'l quartet: The PA and Israel will make proposals before initiating talks

palestine 27-OCT-11

The Learning Network Blog: Oct. 26, 1994 | Peace Between Israel and Jordan

IHT 26-OCT-11

Egyptian Border guards arrest Israeli Arab for weapons smuggling

bignewsnetwork 26-OCT-11

Egypt, Israel reach deal on 25-for-1 prisoner swap

bignewsnetwork 25-OCT-11

OPT: New projects to ease Gaza housing crisis

globalsecurity 25-OCT-11

IOF soldiers round up ten Palestinian in West Bank

palestine 24-OCT-11

Egypt, Israel agree to prisoner swap for alleged spy Grapel

montrealgazette 24-OCT-11

Rabbi Yosef urges Netanyahu to push for Pollard's release

ynetnews 24-OCT-11

Hamas releases Shalit as prisoner swap begins

bignewsnetwork 23-OCT-11

Hamas urges Egypt to include Palestinians in prisoner swap deal with Israel

xinhuanet_en 23-OCT-11

Netanyahu celebrates 62nd birthday

ynetnews 23-OCT-11

Israeli injured in suspected Palestinian attack-police

alertnet 22-OCT-11

What Gilad Shalit tells us about the respect for life in Europe, Israel and Palestine

telegraph 21-OCT-11

Father: Israeli soldier treated harshly by Hamas (AP)

news 20-OCT-11

Israel says alleged spy Grapel to get Egypt release

bignewsnetwork 20-OCT-11

Failed bomber: Struggle against Israel must go on (AP)

news 19-OCT-11

Gilad Shalit must now deal with sudden celebrity

montrealgazette 19-OCT-11

U.S. defense secretary heads to Israel, then Egypt

cnn 03-OCT-11

‘There is no going back’: new season brings new challenges for Egypt

montrealgazette 03-OCT-11

Israel supports call for talks with Palestinians

cnn 02-OCT-11

US Warns Israel Over Settlement Expansion

skynews 28-SEP-11

UN council to take up Palestinian bid Wednesday (AP)

news 27-SEP-11

Q&A: Palestinian bid for statehood

telegraph 24-SEP-11

Israeli PM: Palestinian U.N. bid will fail

cnn 18-SEP-11

Israel discussed Shalit deal with unofficial Iranian agents, WikiLeaks cable says

bignewsnetwork 18-SEP-11

In would-be Palestinian state, a dose of reality (Reuters)

news 15-SEP-11

Turkish PM eagerly awaited in Cairo

euronews 12-SEP-11

World Briefing | EUROPE: Turkey: Navy Will Escort Gaza Flotillas

IHT 09-SEP-11

Palestinians launch PR blitz for UN recognition (AP)

news 08-SEP-11

BBC Proms radio broadcast pulled after Israel protest

telegraph 01-SEP-11

Israel sends 2 warships to Egyptian border

washtimes 30-AUG-11

Germany importing electricity from France after decision to shut down all nuclear reactors

dailymail 30-AUG-11

Israel and Hamas agree uneasy ceasefire

telegraph 22-AUG-11

Egypt to withdraw envoy in Israel over shootings

euronews 20-AUG-11

Israeli airstrike targets Gaza after multiple attacks

cnn 19-AUG-11

Deadly attacks on Israeli buses

phantis 18-AUG-11

Israel firm on not apologising over flotilla

aljazeera 17-AUG-11

Israel arrests Al-Jazeera reporter (AP)

news 16-AUG-11

[declared that:]: the fight against kidnappings should be won by restoring our deterrence and not via legislation... The terrorist organizations need to know that kidnappings don’t pay off for them.

jpost 15-JAN-12

[-said]: When I was in captivity I heard a lot about your efforts to secure my release,

ABCnews 10-DEC-11

[ said]: Even though Gilad still has a long way to go, you, dear and devoted volunteers, can now say your job is done,

yediotaharonot 10-DEC-11

[-said]: I know, without a doubt, that your adamant and ongoing battle for my freedom… played a crucial part in the decision to bring my back home. I am grateful to you all, and to each and everyone of separately, and will continue to be grateful to you for the rest of my life,

yediotaharonot 10-DEC-11

[-told]: I am certain that I will hear much more about this long and exhausting campaign you launched in the summer of 2006 and continued without getting discouraged or backing down despite the difficulties, the ups and downs, the hope and disappointments, until it ended on October 18,

ynetnews 10-DEC-11

[-told]: I am slowly regaining my strength and am happy to be home,

haaretz 27-OCT-11

[-said]: He endured harsh things, especially at the beginning of his captivity,

news 20-OCT-11

[-told]: It is impossible to request recognition while at the same time you're signing agreements with Hamas and breaking international law in such a serious manner,

ynetnews 08-SEP-11

[-said]: We hope that the UN as the conscience of the world will stand up for our son’s human rights.

jpost 08-SEP-11

[-said]: It would be a little pretentious to say that we are seeking to make Gilad's release a condition for the recognition, but we shall certainly link the two matters,

yediotaharonot 04-SEP-11

[adding that:]: There were two real talks with the relevant elements in the last five years - but they did not succeed.

peopledaily 17-AUG-11

[-said]: We say to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: you have no mandate to sentence Gilad to death,

haaretz 26-JUN-11

[-added that]: The prime minister is afraid to make decisions. There are risks involved, but the government is afraid to confront a few dozen terrorists who might return to terrorism [if they are released].

jpost 26-JUN-11

[-said]: does not have a mandate to sentence Gilad to death,

montrealgazette 26-JUN-11

[-said]: In the absence of pressure placed on Hamas leadership, you must fulfill your duty to the IDF soldier that you sent over five years ago. Pay the price that is needed out of strength and not out of weakness, before it is too late,

haaretz 26-JUN-11

[-said]: The stubbornness and the obstinacy that you prime minister display in this sad affair is a real and immediate threat not imaginary and not our fantasy to Gilad's life. It is also a threat to the national strength and values of the state of Israel which we have been raised on for generations,

haaretz 26-JUN-11

[said that:]: the Israeli government led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was scared to deal with maybe dozens of terrorists who might wish to go back to terror.

ynetnews 26-JUN-11

[ says]: He was sent on his compulsory military service, and he had no choice in this. He was sent on a mission by the government and the government should bring him back,

bbc 25-JUN-11

[-told]: It's not the right forum to bring up Gilad,

jpost 25-MAY-11

[-said]: to be like that of Ron Arad.

haaretz 11-MAY-11

[-said]: The sense was that we were losing time,

haaretz 11-MAY-11

[-said]: We have no time to lose. We must act as much as we can and determinately as if there was no tomorrow,

haaretz 11-MAY-11

[-said]: It isn't in my character,

haaretz 11-MAY-11

[ said]: The Shin Bet chief's words are too little, too late,

haaretz 04-MAY-11

[-said]: This is too little too late,

ynetnews 04-MAY-11

[ said]: I don't know what will develop, because only two days ago Hamas threatened to hurt Gilad,

haaretz 29-APR-11

[-wrote]: Every time there is heightened media interest to freeing my grandson Gilad, you invite my son Noam and my daughter-in-law Aviva for a meeting without content, and which in the end causes emotional pain,

jpost 26-APR-11

[-wrote]: Every times there's renewed media attention on the issue of returning my grandson Gilad you invite my son Noam and my daughter in law Aviva to a pointless and doomed meeting,

haaretz 21-APR-11

[-asked]: Mr. Netanyhau, can you imagine a situation in which you would refuse a price on your son's life, him being only several dozen kilometers away, and let him die?,

haaretz 21-APR-11

[-also criticized]: If you answered that such a question was politically incorrect I would ask you if it was politically correct to refuse to return my grandson while he is still alive, after we have already paid for dead soldiers with live terrorists.

haaretz 21-APR-11

[said:]: I have no doubt that the considerations guiding decision makers are also political in nature.

ynetnews 28-MAR-11

[-told]: the lifetime transpiring while Gilad is in captivity.

ynetnews 28-MAR-11

[-also charged that]: I do not know to what extent this is the case, but no doubt a politician is a politician and is always thinking of ways to gain something.

ynetnews 28-MAR-11

Haniyeh [-said]: There's no justification for this siege, however, the occupation justified it with the presence of Shalit in Gaza. Now that Shalit is back with his family, what's the justification for the siege?

maannews 22-NOV-11

Netanyahu [-wrote]: The decision regarding the release of Gilad Shalit is one of the hardest I have taken ... I understand the difficulty in digesting that these villains who committed these crimes against your loved ones will not be paying the full price that they deserve to,

guardiannewsngr 01-NOV-11

Danon [-said]: After the generosity of the Schalit deal, the time has come for decisiveness in dealing with the head of the snake of Hamas in Gaza,

jpost 27-OCT-11

Pollard [-told]: Gilad Shalit's release gives me hope. I hope I get out of ( prison) alive too,

xinhuanet_en 27-OCT-11

Nasrallah [ said]: The mere act of capturing Shalit and maintaining him alive for five years is a tremendous achievement,

ynetnews 25-OCT-11

Bloomberg [-said]: forthright support of the people of New York and the people of America for Schalit's release.

ABCnews 24-OCT-11

Mofaz [-said]: It was a difficult, painful and risky deal, but it was the right decision as there was no other way to free Gilad Shalit,

ynetnews 24-OCT-11

Ehud Olmert [ said]: I am happy that Schalit is home, happy for him and for his family,

jrep 24-OCT-11

Livni [-told]: The people of Israel forced the government to free Gilad Schalit,

jpost 23-OCT-11

Rice [-stated]: I expressed to Mr. Schalit the solidarity of the United States with him and his family, and I reiterated our strongest condemnation of his son’s detention. As I have said repeatedly in the UN Security Council, Hamas must immediately and unconditionally release Gilad Shalit,

jpost 08-SEP-11

Juppé [-wrote]: France will never give up. She will remain mobilized until Gilad Schalit is freed and returned to his family,

jpost 29-AUG-11

Barak [-said]: I don’t want to say anything [about Schalit] because I don’t think it helps,

jpost 18-AUG-11

Barak [-said]: a kernel of facts behind rumors about negotiations on the subject of Gilad Shalit,

peopledaily 17-AUG-11

Sami Abu Zuhri [ said]: There is no connection between his visit and Shalit,

nowlebanon 17-AUG-11

Barak [-added that]: I don't want to say more because it doesn't help. We need to maintain self-control and to hope very much. We all want to see Gilad Shalit at home.

haaretz 17-AUG-11

Barak [-said]: I don't want to say anything [about Schalit] because I don't think it helps,

jpost 16-AUG-11

Barak [-said]: I postponed the discussion over the transfer of bodies in order to ensure that we transfer the correct bodies, after considerations in regards to Schalit and other issues,

jpost 05-JUL-11

Barak [-said]: I postponed the discussion over the transfer of bodies in order to ensure that we transfer the correct bodies, after considerations in regard to Shalit and other issues,

upi 05-JUL-11

Barack [ said]: There is no humanitarian crisis in Gaza,[*]If [activists] are sensitive to human suffering, then they need to turn their efforts to freeing Gilad Shalit,

albawaba 29-JUN-11

Abu Zuhri [ said]: Netanyahu's statement is a clear violation of the international laws against the prisoners. The only solution to finalizing Shalit's case is to end the problem of Palestinian prisoners in the occupation's jails,

trendnews 24-JUN-11

Juppe [-said]: On the eve of the sad anniversary of the fifth year of Gilad Schalit's captivity, I want to reiterate that the situation of our compatriot, held in defiance of the most basic principles of international humanitarian law, is unacceptable,

jpost 24-JUN-11

Olmert [-said]: Gilad Shalit's kidnapping was a traumatic experience, we all know that. It is not proper for me to get into this here. I accompanied this issue and made decisions. We did things that cannot be discussed. At this moment Gilad Shalit is not with us and this is without a doubt a difficult issue I carry with me,

ynetnews 02-JUN-11

Abu Mujahed [ said]: There is no progress in Shalit's file. There is no truth that the case would be concluded soon,

trust 02-JUN-11

Vilnai [ said]: There is a very small group of people who are holding Gilad Shalit that know [where he is being held], and a large number of them are no longer with us,

haaretz 02-JUN-11

Ashkenazi [ admitted]: It is my dream to see a helicopter landing at the Erez crossing with Gilad Schalit, and I phone his parents to inform them that we have released him,

jpost 25-MAY-11

Netanyahu [said:]: Not a day goes by that we don't care for the wellbeing of our captive soldiers, including Gilad Shalit, who is being kept by a ruthless enemy. We are constantly working to free them, including via secret channels.

ynetnews 08-MAY-11

Barak [said that:]: just like all of Israel, I want to see Gilad Schalit come home quickly. This is my responsibility and the responsibility of the IDF. We look for ways to bring him back, day and night.

jpost 13-APR-11

Peres [-replied]: Just like you, everyone in Israel would like Gilad Schalit to be free for Pessah,

jpost 13-APR-11

Ubaida [-also accused]: does not have the information about Shalit's capture to be able to say who among our leaders had a role in its execution.

yediotaharonot 09-APR-11

Barak [-told]: We are not talking about a direct link (with Shalit),

iafrica 01-APR-11

Barak [-told]: We are not talking about a direct link [with Shalit],

nowlebanon 31-MAR-11

Netanyahu [-replied]: Why would I not try to do something to bring Gilad Schalit home?

jpost 30-MAR-11

Peres [-said]: The whole nation is united in the hope and in the desire that Gilad Schalit will be here among us hale and healthy,

jpost 15-MAR-11

Netanyahu [-said]: The state of Israel is prepared to pay a heavy price to free Gilad Shalit, but it cannot say -- at any price,

EgyptianGazette 13-MAR-11

Netanyahu [-said]: I cannot offer details on our efforts to release Gilad Schalit, but you can be assured that, without giving details, a day does not pass in which we are not working to make things happen,

jpost 04-MAR-11

Ashkenazi [-said]: I prayed and hoped to see Gilad Schalit, whose dear parents Aviva and Noam I met for painful discussions,

jpost 13-FEB-11