Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter looks on during a meeting with Noam and Aviva Schalit, not seen, the parents of captured Israeli soldier Cpl. Gilad Schalit, in Jerusalem, Sunday, April 13, 2008. Carter said he feels "quite at ease" about meeting Hamas militants over the objections of Washington because the Palestinian group is essential to a future peace with Israel. Cpl. Gilad Schalit was captured in June 2006 when Gaza militants tunneled under the border, attacking an Israeli outpost and killing two other soldiers. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)