...Why is France getting involved with this? Gilad Shalit and his parents also hold French citizenship (they're dual citizens). Earlier in June, Noam and Aviva Schalit appealed to the French judicial system to hold Hamas, including its Damascus-based leader Khaled Mashaal, responsible for kidnapping their son Gilad and keeping him hostage in Gaza for the past five years. If their legal effort in France is successful, arrest warrants could be issued against members of Hamas, including Mashaal. A suit can be filed in France due to Schalit's dual citizenship.
As part of the initiative France and Germany are offering Hamas extra incentives in addition to the release of approximately 1,000 Palestinian prisoners. These incentives include easing restrictions on Gaza's border crossings as well as de facto recognition of the Hamas government in Gaza which would allow for European investment in the territory. France and Germany are working with Egypt on the deal, according to the report. via israelmatzav.blogspot.com
hypocrisy. This is wrong. Hamas will use their free terrorists and open borders to kill thousands of Gilad Shalits... all so the Europeans won't have to do what they should to terrorists.
