The Rev. Jesse Jackson met with a Hamas leader and reportedly offered to mediate a prisoner swap with Israel. In Sunday night’s meeting in Syria, Khaled Meshaal said Cpl. Gilad Shalit would be released only in exchange for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.
Keep Jewish Stories in Focus.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
