Israel’s foreign minister wants Russia’s help in defusing the Gaza hostage crisis. Tzipi Livni traveled Monday for talks in Moscow with her Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, about efforts to retrieve Cpl. Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier held by Palestinian gunmen.
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