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Ilan Grapel, who has duel Americana and Israeli citizenship, has landed safely back in Israel on Thursday as part of a prisoner swap between Israel and Egypt.
Grapel, 27, was arrested in Cairo in June 2011 on alleged espionage charged – which were vehemently denied by Israel, YnetNews.com reported.
A total of 25 Egyptian prisoners, including three minors, were transferred to Egypt after being shuttled to the Taba border crossing by the Israel Prison Service.
Grapel departed from Cairo together with Knesset Member Israel Hasson and Attorney Yitzhak Molcho, who arrived in Cairo earlier on Thursday.
Israeli representatives reported that Grapel was doing well and is thrilled to come back home. His mother Irene Grapel from New Jersey greeted him at the Ben-Gurion Airport.
After meeting her, Grapel will be taken to Jerusalem to meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before continuing on to the United States, where he lives.
not if it will risk other lives!!
thets most probobly way its only 25
NUMBER 4. THE REBBE CLEARLY STATED THAT ISRAEL SHOULD NOT CARE ABOUT WHAT AMERICA OR RUSSIA THINKS, BUT SHOULD DO EVERYTHING IN THEIR POWER TO PROTECT ITS OWN PEOPLE AND OWN LAND. I REMEMBER WHEN ISRAEL THREATENED TO WITHOLD FUNDS IF THE REBBE CONTINUED TO TALK, BUT AS THE REBBE SAID HE CONTINUED TO TALK AND GUESS WHAT? ISRAEL CONTINUED TO FUND. JUST LIKE THE REBB E IS TELLING ISRAEL TO ACT IN RELATION TO RIDICULOUS, ANTI SEMITIC (CLOTHED IN DIPLOMACY) WORLD OPINION.
Is it true he’s not Jewish? I read the father was an Israeli ored and the mother was from Syria or Libya and not Jewish. Someone has the facts please?
http://www.sichosinenglish.org/books/sichos-in-english/3/08.htm
the deal was involving the US as well so the Arabs know that there will be no chance to ask for too much Israel lost its mind! and they will pay for it very soon the arab world is taking notice an there are already arabs with money that are willing to pay money (one of them $100.,000 for each israeli kidnapped) Israelis everywhere in the world are in grave danger …. kidnapping does not need to happen in Gaza, it happened before on swiss soil and other countries if you are an israeli and you travel the world, please… Read more »
MAZEL TOV!!! at least they didnt learn from arabs and ask 4 1000 !! do they even HAVE 1000?
http://www.sichosinenglish.org/books/sichos-in-english/3/08.htm straight from sichos in english’s website: The Rebbe also attacked the recent exchange of prisoners: over 70 Arabs, including over 30 convicted terrorists, for one Israeli soldier. Though a Jewish life has infinite worth — the Rebbe said “the exchange should not have been made.” They could have obtained the same soldier for many fewer Arabs. Furthermore, the terrorists said they would continue their activities, making the exchange wrong, even if no better arrangement could have been made. He stated that the exchange was made for one reason only — because the Israeli government has so thoroughly lost its… Read more »
be happy its only 25 this time and not 1027
IS ISRAEL TOTALLY OUT OF THEIR MINDS???????????? THEY NEVER LEARN A LESSON. ANY MORON KNOWS THAT THESE ANIMALS WILL SIMPLY RESUME WHAT THEY DID BEFORE BEING IMPRISONED. IN ADDITION ACCORDING TO THE DIN YOU ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO GIVE BACK MORE THAN YOU GET. ESPECIALLY AS HISTORY (AS RECENT AS THIS PAST SHABBOS, WHEN AN INNOCENT BOCHUR WAS STAB BED MULTIPLE TIMES) HAS SHOWN WHAT THEY DO WHEN GRANTED THEIR FREEDOM.
this is not an informative piece of writing. who is this man. when was he captured.
does someone in the know want to shed light?