Israeli Troops Return to Gaza

To the Point

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🗓️ 7 July 2006

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Israeli Corporal Gilad Shalit is still being held by Palestinian militants who attacked his tank brigade on June 25, killing two soldiers. Israel has responded with a major military incursion in Gaza, less than a year after its forces formally withdrew. But there may be signs of a break in the escalating violence triggered by the kidnapping. A top Israeli official said today that Israel might be willing to exchange Palestinian prisoners for the soldier, something it has refused to even discuss until now. What are the options for ending the crisis? What affect is the situation having on moderate voices in the region? Where do Israelis and Palestinians go from here? What are the prospects for a prisoner exchange, which is what the Palestinians want? What political issues are helping drive the crisis on both sides? What are the options for ending the escalating violence? Guest host Sara Terry explores the possibilities for a resolution to the escalating violence. Making News: President Bush Holds a Full News Conference in ChicagoPresident Bush held a press conference in Chicago this morning, addressing everything from the economy and the war on terrorism to immigration and North Korea. It was an unusual event as President Bush rarely holds out of town news conferences. Peter Wallsten is White House Correspondent for the Los Angeles Times and co-author of the forthcoming One-Party Country: the Republican Plan for Dominance in the 21st Century. Reporter's Notebook: First Anniversary of London BombingsTwo minutes of silence fell across Great Britain today, in memory of the 52 killed and 700 wounded in the July 7 terrorist attacks carried out on London's transit system last year. In the aftermath of London's deadliest attack since World War II, relations have grown increasingly strained between Britain's large Muslim community and the wider population. Ihtisham Hibatullah is the organizer of Islam Expo, a showcase of Muslim culture in North London.

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0:00.0	From PRI, Public Radio International and KCRW Santa Monica, this is To the Point.
0:07.7	The crisis in Gaza, nearly two weeks after an Israeli soldier was kidnapped, is there a compromise in sight?
0:17.6	I'm Sarah Terry sitting in for Warren Allney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International, a daily look at the issues Americans care about most.
0:26.0	In Israeli corporal is still being held by Palestinian militants who attacked his tank brigade, killing two soldiers, on June 25th.
0:33.7	Israel has responded to this and to continued homemade rocket fire from the Palestinians
0:37.8	with a major military incursion in Gaza, less than a year after its forces formally withdrew.
0:43.7	What are the prospects for a prisoner exchange, which is what the Palestinians want?
0:47.6	What are the options for ending the escalating violence?
0:50.6	On reporter's notebook, one year ago today, the 7-7 terrorist attack in London and its aftermath in the British Muslim community.
0:58.4	First, the news.
1:00.6	Support for To the Point comes from subscribers of KCRW Santa Monica and from the Public Radio International Program Fund,
1:08.2	whose contributors include the Ford Foundation and the John D. and
1:11.6	Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
1:13.7	I'm Sarah Terry, sitting in for Warren Only. We're back with To the Point from PRI.
1:18.3	In the latest round of the Israeli-Palestinian struggle, the center of attention is Israeli
1:23.1	Corporal Gilad Shilat, who was kidnapped by Palestinian militants nearly two weeks ago.
1:28.6	Israel has re-entered Gaza in a show of military force, and Palestinians have responded by launching
1:34.0	new, long-range, homemade Qasam rockets into Israel. Is there an end in sight? Will there be a
1:39.9	prisoner exchange? What effect is the situation having on public opinion on both sides?
1:45.2	On reporter's notebook later on, the events of 7-7, one year later, how have the terrorist attacks in London affected the UK's Muslim community?
1:54.5	First, this news update. President Bush held a press conference in Chicago this morning,
1:59.6	addressing everything from the economy and the war on terrorism to immigration and North Korea.
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