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The Spectacle Blog
Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit was abducted by Hamas in a cross-border raid in 2006, a few months before his 20th birthday. This is what he looked like as a teenager:
Shalit, now 25, has finally been released, in exchange for over a thousand Palestinian prisoners, including perpetrators of many serious terror attacks. (This is strategically crazy, of course, but politically irresistable given the emotional resonance of the Shalit case in Israel; in a country with universal conscription, to many he became not just someone’s son, but everyone’s son.) This is what he looked like today, during the shameful spectacle of a clearly-coerced interview with Egyptian State TV, just before his return to Israel:
It doesn’t appear that feeding him well, or keeping him in good health, was a top priority for Hamas.
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Occam's Tool| 10.18.11 @ 8:12PM
There's nothing wrong with Hamas that couldn't be cured by a tac nuke.
Pelligrino| 10.19.11 @ 1:02AM
I am glad that this boy is now home. Praise God for this. But he is no longer a boy, is he? No. Well, I am sure that he'll have great care now. And his heart and soul will carry his body upwards as now he can rest, think, move about, and be a free man again.
His family must be rejoicing and overjoyed. We rejoice with them.
Rick S| 10.19.11 @ 6:44AM
It would be interesting to see what condition the released Palestinian prisoners are in.
I would bet dollars to donuts that Mr Shalit probably ate about the same number of calories daily as the average Palestinian living in the blockaded Gaza Strip; do you think the Palestinian prisoners got as many calories as the average (US-subsidised) Israeli?
Occam's Tool| 10.23.11 @ 10:21PM
They are in excellent, well-fed shape. And you would be wrong abnout the number of calories in the Gaza strip---the supermarkets are filled with food.
Israel Isreal | 10.19.11 @ 9:02AM
Rick? Shut up. Ever saw an underfed raghead? Give us a break.
Israel Isreal | 10.19.11 @ 9:07AM
Ok, who's the wise guy playing pranks with my website link?
Just to make sure, it is:
http://jewishworldreview.com/
WJ| 10.19.11 @ 9:26AM
As an American I should give a darn about this person why?
Occam's Tool| 10.23.11 @ 10:21PM
Because he is indicative of the animalism of our enemies. That's why, WJ. These guys have also killed Americans.
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