Category: Gilad Shalit

October 18, 2011

Hamas Frees Israeli Soldier as Prisoner Swap Begins

Filed under: Gilad Shalit - 18 Oct 2011

By Rabbi Abraham Cooper This is an undated handout photo released by the Shalit family of Israeli soldier, Cpl. Gilad Shalit, 19, in an unknown location in Israel. Shalit was captured June 25 by Hamas-linked militants in the Gaza Strip …

October 16, 2011

Shalit family: High Court must not delay 'delicate' Israel-Hamas deal

Filed under: Gilad Shalit - 16 Oct 2011

Gilad Shalit release – what happens next? [Updated at 3:43 p.m. ET] Israeli Army Radio reports that the exchange could involve the release of 1000 Palestinian prisoners, including women and children. Gilad Shalit is coming home.

To redeem captives is a …

Shalit family: High Court mustn't delay 'delicate' Israel-Hamas deal

Filed under: Gilad Shalit - 16 Oct 2011

The price Israel is paying to secure the release of the captured soldier Gilad Shalit emerged yesterday as the planned release of Palestinian militants involved in some of Israel's deadliest suicide bombings prompted outrage among the victim's families

Family of abducted …

Gilad Shalit release – what happens next?

Filed under: Gilad Shalit - 16 Oct 2011

An Israeli group representing victims of Palestinian attacks petitioned a court Friday to delay an impending deal to release 1027 Palestinian prisoners in return for captive soldier Gilad Shalit. In a petition to Israel's High Court, the Almagor terror

The liberation …

October 12, 2011

Israel cabinet approves Gilad Shalit prisoner swap

Filed under: Gilad Shalit - 12 Oct 2011

COM STAFF Noam Schalit says that deal for his son's release would not have happened without his family's actions to put pressure on the government. Father of kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit, Noam, said Wednesday that any government ministers that don't

French …