Rev. Jesse Jackson discusses prisoner exchange with Hamas leader
Veteran civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson met with Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal in Syria and offered to mediate an Israeli-Palestinian prisoner swap, a senior official of the Palestinian militant group said Monday.
During their meeting Sunday night, Jackson offered to broker a deal "to release the Israeli soldier captured by the Palestinian resistance, and Mashaal welcomed his mediation," said Mohammed Nazzal, a member of Hamas' political bureau. (AP)
