A plane carrying freed prisoner Ilan Grapel arrived at Ben Gurion airport on Thursday as part of a prisoner swap between Israel and Egypt.<br/> Grapel - a dual citizen of the U.S. and Israel was met by his mother and Congressman Gary Ackerman who helped negotiate the deal. He also met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netayhau.<br/> Cairo accused the 27-year-old law student from New York has of spying and had been holding him since June.<br/> Grapel's release comes in exchange for Israel returning 25 Egyptian prisoners -- convicted of assorted crimes including smuggling and drugs.<br/> Fourteen-year-old Fayez in the blue shirt, one of three minors in the group, dropped to his knees to offer thanks before beginning the trip home.<br/> Relatives of the prisoners cheered as their buses pulled up to the Taba border crossing.<br/> Deborah Gembara, Reuters.
