Noam Schalit

Noam Schalit – instead of Knesset, go home
It’s not enough that for years, Israeli society dropped everything it was doing and ultimately risked people’s lives to bring Noam Schalit’s son home. Now he wants Israeli voters to send him to the Knesset. The whole Gilad Schalit saga was so weird, so unnatural, so out of proportion – why didn’t we all just commit mass suicide to show…
By Larry Derfner January 10, 2012
"Captive" - Schalit poster at Tel Aviv demonstration, 2010 (photo: Lilachd/flickr)
Gilad Schalit, once a captive, is now a soldier again
I have been crying since 10:24 this morning. After three hours, my television was finally on mute, but suddenly my eyes caught a flurry of activity: grainy footage of a tiny but unmistakable youngster, walking in a slanted way and being propped or dragged under his arms by people who obviously controlled him. It was…
By Dahlia Scheindlin October 18, 2011
"Gilad Shalit Lives" (Photo: Hans Kundnani/flickr)
Israeli public supports a Schalit agreement
The government meeting that went on for four hours Tuesday evening resulted in a vote for the prisoner exchange deal:  26 voted for and three against releasing Gilad Schalit for a price of 1027 prisoners, roughly 450 with blood on their hands. In my assessment, the government vote is a pretty good indicator of how…
By Dahlia Scheindlin October 11, 2011
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