But he's not a spy though...
I'm starting to think his arrest was engineered for just this purpose. The Mossadnik was sent there to get arrested and swapped for these people with all parties witting and willing. The fact that it's gone public means something to somebody.
http://bikyamasr.com/46706/ilan-grapel-exchanged-for-25-egyptians-in-israeli-prisons/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BikyaMasrNews+%28Bikya+Masr+|+Independent+news+for+the+world%29