Who Is Gilad Shalit?

Gilad Shalit is an Israeli soldier who was kidnapped by Hamas militants on June 25th 2006. He was held in an unknown location in the Gaza strip for over 5 years, with nobody having any knowledge about his current state. The Hamas militants held him in captivation and isolation for 1941 days, until his release on October 18th 2011, as part of a prisoner exchange. This exchange being Gilad Shalit, for 1027 Arab prisoners, most of them terrorists. Now, of course, all the Israeli citizens wanted Gilad freed, but they obviously didn't want the person responsible for their child's death to be released back into the world to kill more people. Me, I think that yes, the deal is CRAZY, and completely unfair, but i still think Israel did the right thing when they agreed to the prisoner swap. You would think I'm crazy, but that is why i made this blog. I want to share my opinions about why I think the Shalit deal was worth it for Israel(I'm not saying it's good/fair), and would like to hear different opinions from different people.

Thursday 16 February 2012

What Gilad Missed

http://unitedwithisrael.org/what-gilad-shalit-has-missed/-beautiful video.
It really makes me think, Things happen everyday that give us reason for the next. We miss one day of school, or work, or anything, and everything has changed. We wait for the new iPod to come out, that new video game, or just wait to get more followers on Tumblr- and every day we accomplish something else. That excludes Gilad Shalit. For 5 years, he was in a room without even sunlight, where all he wanted from tomorrow, was to be released back home; to get his life back. Just think back, what did you do in the last 5 years? can you make a list? No, but imagine you could, now compare it to Gilad Shalit's list.

Remember waking up on that wonderful morning of July 21st 2007, bursting out the door to purchase your copy of Harry potter and the Deathly Hallows?Gilad Shalit did not get to read the final book of the Amazing Harry Potter series until 5 years after its release. Or that morning when you found out Osama was killed? Or got your iPhone in January 2007?Or when you got your Facebook account?  Gilad Shalit didn't get to do any of that. He also missed the Beatles when they performed in Israel, and when Obama became president. And so much more, but most of all, he did not get to live his life. For 5 years he had nothing to motivate him except for the day of his release, so next time you cry that you don't have the new iPhone 4s or whatnot, think about Gilad Shalit.
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