The words I pray my son will read

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Noam has not seen his son since Sunday June 25 2006, the day when Gilad, a soldier in the Israeli army, was taken captive by a group of Hamas militants raiding a border crossing with the Gaza Strip.

Since that date, Gilad Shalit's name and still-childish face have become an Israeli icon. He is an involuntary poster boy of the right-wing in Israeli politics, whose propaganda urges the government not to exchange high-profile prisoners for him, and a mirror image among the peace camp, which repeatedly calls for dramatic action so that Gilad, who has just passed his 22nd birthday, can be returned to his family.

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Created by Niluccio on 18 September 2008

Niluccio's thoughts:

An important reminder of the suffering of some of the Israeli IDF soldiers and their families in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Amnesty's researcher Donatella Rovera is going to be attending Sunday's event and adding Amnesty's voice to concerns about Gilad's welfare.

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