Friday, November 4, 2011

Gilad Shalit undergoes surgery to repair abduction injuries

JTA

Gilad Shalit has undergone surgery to repair wounds from his 2006 abduction.

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Shas lawmaker chides Shalit for his Shabbat at the beach

JTA

A lawmaker from the haredi Orthodox Shas Party said Gilad Shalit should have spent his first Shabbat of freedom not at the beach but praying in. . .

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Shalit is facing obstacles on road to recovery

by Dan Klein, JTA

Gilad Shalit’s release from more than five years of isolated captivity marked the end of a national trauma for Israel, but for the 25-year-old it's. . .

Monday, October 24, 2011

Shalits trying to adjust to new normal

by Marcy Oster, JTA

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. . .

Monday, October 24, 2011

Peres visits Shalit at home

JTA

Israeli President Shimon Peres visited Gilad Shalit at his home in northern Israel, the first Israeli official to visit since the soldier's return.

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Opinion: We salute you, Gilad!

by Benjamin Anthony

"He who wrought miracles for our fathers, and redeemed them from slavery unto freedom, may he speedily redeem us, and gather our exiles from the four. . .

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Would-be suicide bomber tells Gaza children to be like her

By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Reuters

A would-be Palestinian suicide bomber freed by Israel in the prisoner swap for soldier Gilad Shalit told cheering schoolchildren in the Gaza Strip. . .

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Day one of freedom for Gilad Shalit

Reports from JTA and Reuters

Gilad Shalit, whose skinny frame is the talk of Israel, took a morning stroll with his mother outside the family home in a leafy village in northern. . .

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

U.S. troubled by Israeli release of some Palestinians

Reuters

The United States has concerns about some of the 477 Palestinians Israel freed on Tuesday in exchange for an abducted Israeli soldier because they. . .

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Gilad Shalit gathering in Los Angeles celebrates the soldier’s return [VIDEO]

By JewishJournal

Just before the start of a community gathering early Tuesday morning in the ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Israeli Consul General David Siegel. . .

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Gilad Shalit faces recovery issues

by Ori Lewis, Reuters

Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit was freed from five years of captivity in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday to a joyous reception, but may need time to recover. . .

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Opinion: Obligation to redeem captive trumps heavy price paid

By Uri Dromi

The announcement last week of the release of Gilad Shalit after being held in captivity by Hamas for more than five years was met here in Israel with. . .

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Opinion: Gilad Shalit nation: Family first, country second

by Larry Derfner

Seeing how Israel has reacted to Gilad Shalit’s imprisonment somewhere in Gaza over the last nearly five-and-a-half years — from the public. . .

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Analysis: Flicker of hope for peace from Shalit deal

By Crispian Balmer, Reuters

Palestinians and Israelis celebrating at the same time is a rare occurrence. Their simultaneous elation on Tuesday over a mass prisoner swap is. . .

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

White House: Obama pleased that Israeli soldier released

Reuters

U.S. President Barack Obama is pleased that Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit has been freed and wants Israelis and Palestinians to take steps toward. . .

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Murderers’ Row: Who are the terrorists being freed in the Shalit deal?

by JTA Staff

In exchange for Gilad Shalit's release, Israel is freeing 1,027 Palestinian security prisoners.

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Palestinians hail lopsided swap, call for more

by Nidal al-Mughrabi and Tom Perry

Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and West Bank gave jubilant welcomes on Tuesday to hundreds of prisoners freed by Israel in exchange for the release. . .

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

As Israel watches, Gilad Shalit comes home

by Linda Gradstein, JTA

It seemed that all of Israel breathed a sigh of relief when Gilad Shalit returned to Israel after being transferred from Hamas captivity in Gaza into. . .

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Opinion: Shalit, Israel and rabbinic debate

by David Ellenson, JTA

Political sovereignty in the restored Jewish homeland often means making decisions with life-and-death implications. That reality was brought home. . .

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Video footage of Gilad Shalit’s release

By JewishJournal

Video footage of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit being released from captivity on Tuesday after five years.

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Images of Gilad Shalit post-release

Reuters

Gilad Shalt returns home to a national outpouring of joy on Tuesday after five years in captivity.

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Shalit says in good health during interview on Egypt TV

Reuters

Freed Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit said on Tuesday he was in good health and he hoped his release in exchange for hundreds of Palestinians held in. . .

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Gilad Shalit freed in mass prisoner swap

by Nidal al-Mughrabi and Jeffrey Heller, Reuters

Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit was released to a national outpouring of joy on Tuesday after five years in captivity, exchanged for hundreds of. . .

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

First images of Gilad Shalit released; IDF confirms he is alive and well

by Anshel Pfeffer, Yaniv Kubovich and Haaretz

An Israel Defense Forces official confirmed Tuesday that Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit was identified at the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and. . .