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Shalit and 477 others head home: Israeli-Hamas swap underway

GenevaLunch.com Palestinian envoy raises ire of Canadian gov’t GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – It is not being hailed as a gesture with implications for Middle East peace, but there is widespread relief over the release of Israeli prisoner Galid Shalit by Palestine’s Hamas after five years, and 477 Palestinians who have been held for different lengths of time. […]