Word: shalit
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...fact, Kennedy leaves out one of the most important events in the recent history of the conflict: the kidnapping, on sovereign Israeli territory, of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit by Hamas infiltrators in 2006. That unprovoked attack helped trigger the Second Lebanon War. And, to this day, Hamas continues to hold Shalit illegally, denying him visits from the Red Cross and ignoring the principles of the Third Geneva Convention...
...Israel's command. Outgoing Israeli Premier Ehud Olmert is refusing to open the Gaza borders, despite calls by the international aid community to lift the 19-month long blockade. Olmert wants to link the lifting of the siege of Gaza to the release of an Israeli soldier, Corp. Gilad Shalit, held captive in Gaza for over two and a half years. Hamas counters that it will only release Shalit in a trade for hundreds of Palestinians held inside Israeli jails...
...Israel public opinion has shifted steadily to the right of center, and polls show that most Israelis are dissatisfied with the outcome of the Gaza war - they wanted to see Hamas crushed and the safe return of Gilad Shalit, the Israeli soldier held captive by Hamas for two and a half years. Neither goal was achieved, allowing Netanyahu to smugly declare, in a recent visit to soldiers wounded in the Gaza fighting, "The IDF has dealt Hamas a severe blow, but unfortunately the job has not been complete." He added: "We cannot show any weakness in the face...
...troops to occupy Gaza for a long time, with the potential risk of massive casualties. Instead, Olmert is hoping a large show of force will persuade Hamas to stop stockpiling long-range rockets and accept the terms of a new cease-fire, including the release of Israeli Corporal Gilad Shalit, who was captured...
...coexist with the movement in order to ensure security along Israel's southern flank - hence the combination of "calm for calm" and the unrelenting economic siege. But even "calm for calm" represented what Israel saw as an unacceptable humiliation, as Hamas continued to hold the kidnapped Corporal Gilad Shalit as a hostage - for more than two years now - to secure the release of Palestinian prisoners...