JTA is reporting that Israel's Supreme Court will consider petitions by families of terror victims to prevent the release of more than 1000 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails in exchange for the return of Gilad Schalit. The court said Sunday it will hold a hearing before a three-justice panel at noon on Monday to consider a petition filed by the Almagor Terror Victims Association against the release of more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. The association also asked the court to delay the releases to allow more time to study the list and make objections. Several families have also filed separate petitions against the release of particular prisoners. Israel's Prison Service late on Saturday night published the list of the 477 prisoners to be released in the first stage of the Shalit deal. According to Israeli law, the names of the prisoners to be released must be made public 48 hours before the scheduled release to allow...(Read Full Post)