Freeing soldier key to ending crisis

From Ynet News 1/7/06, by Reuters ...

In telephone conversation initiated by Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, Bush says 'Initial goal should be freeing Israeli soldier. That is key to ending the crisis'

...Earlier, US ambassador to the UN John Bolton called for caution during a UN Security Council meeting, but added that the best way to resolve the crisis was for Hamas to quickly and unconditionally release the captured Israeli corporal, Gilad Shalit. "The United States is of the firm view that a prerequisite for ending this conflict is that the governments of Syria and Iran end their role as state sponsors of terror and unequivocally condemn the actions of Hamas, including Shalit's kidnapping,” Bolton said.

Syria also should arrest Hamas leader and "known international terrorist" Mashaal, who lives in Damascus, and shut down Hamas offices on its territory, Bolton said.