The Bitter Politics of Prisoner Exchanges

An Israeli hangs posters of the two Israeli soldiers, Eldad Regev (R) and Ehud Goldwasser (L), held by Hezbollah in Lebanon, during a demonstration outside Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's office in Jerusalem. The Israeli cabinet gave its green light today for a prisoner exchange with Hezbollah, even though two soldiers captured by the Lebanese militia two years ago are known to be dead. The agreement was approved by 22 votes to three at a meeting of the Israeli cabinet, government officials said. (Menahen Kahana/AFP/Getty Images)