Gilad Shalit undergoes surgery to repair abduction injuries
Jewish Journal
November 4, 2011
Gilad Shalit has undergone surgery to repair wounds from his 2006 abduction.\n
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soldier
Ex-soldier Anat Kamm sentenced for stealing classified documents
Jewish Journal
October 31, 2011
Former Israeli soldier Anat Kamm, who turned classified military documents over to a reporter, was sentenced to 54 months in jail.
Shalits trying to adjust to new normal
Jewish Journal
October 24, 2011
A week after Gilad Shalit returned to Israel after being held in captivity for more than five years in Gaza, things were getting back to normal at the Shalit family home — sort of.
Egypt reportedly ready to free Ilan Grapel in prisoner swap with Israel
Jewish Journal
October 16, 2011
Egypt will reportedly release dual American-Israeli citizen Ilan Grapel in a prisoner exchange deal with Israel.
IDF discloses soldier killed by friendly fire in south Israel terror attack
Jewish Journal
August 26, 2011
An Israel Defense Forces investigation into the terrorist attacks on Israel\’s south on August 18, has revealed that Golani Brigade soldier, Staff Sgt. Moshe Naftali, who died in the attack, was killed by friendly fire.
Free the hostage, but at what price?
Uri Dromi
June 29, 2011
The fifth anniversary of Gilad Shalit’s cruel imprisonment by Hamas, without the Red Cross being allowed to visit him, sparked growing public pressure in Israel on the government to agree to a painful prisoner swap. As I watched the protest, my mind wandered back almost four decades.
Hamas rejects Red Cross demand to prove Shalit is alive
Jewish Journal
June 23, 2011
The International Red Cross on Thursday urged Hamas to provide proof abducted Israel Defense Forces soldier Gilad Shalit is still alive, a request which the Islamist group quickly dismissed.
Shalit’s brother shouts at Independence Day ceremony: Gilad is still alive
Jewish Journal
May 9, 2011
Yoel Shalit, brother of abducted Israel Defense forces soldier Gilad Shalit clashed with police on Monday as he was escorted out of the official 63rd Independence Day ceremony at Mount Herzl for shouting during the speeches.
Bringing Shalit home
David Suissa
April 26, 2011
One of the most ironic obstacles to peace in the Middle East is what I call the Jewish disease of “ifonlyitis.” This is the school of thought that says “if only” Israel would do this, or “if only” Israel would do that, then we finally might resolve the conflict. I suffer from the syndrome myself, and for that I blame my mother. She convinced me from a very young age that “if only” I put my mind to something, there’s nothing I can’t do.
‘My Brother’s Keeper’ keeps soldiers’ story alive
Tom Tugend
April 26, 2011
When Israel fought its War of Independence, there were no embedded TV cameramen, and even combat newsreel photographers were practically nonexistent. The newly created state had more important matters to worry about. More surprisingly, there have been hardly any movies celebrating the near miraculous victories of 1948-49, and, later, of the Six-Day War in 1967.
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