Gilad Shalit has probably never heard of Mohamed Bouazizi. He’s probably never heard of the Arab Spring. Nevertheless, the way for the deal to free the Israeli soldier was paved by that same Tunisian street vendor who set himself alight…
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The Trouble with the March for Gilad Shalit
The march for the release of Gilad Shalit, which began from his family home in Mizpeh Hila and is destined for the Prime Minister’s house in Jerusalem, is winning public support for the notion that Israel should “pay the price.”…
What’s at Stake in the Deal for Gilad Shalit
The video of kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit ruled the ratings on the eve of the Sukkoth festival, sparking off a weekend of analyses as commentators studied each frame of the two-minute forty-second Shalit clip that Hamas released in exchange for…