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Gilad Shalit Video and English-Language Transcript

By Haaretz Service

Israel Defense Forces soldier Gilad Shalit was abducted in June 2006 by Hamas-linked militants from Gaza in a cross-border raid on his IDF base. Hamas and Israel have been negotiating since then for his release, mediated by Germany and Egypt. The footage below is from a video filmed by Hamas on September 14 2009, which was handed over on Friday in return for Israel’s release of 20 female Palestinian prisoners.Read More


Who Are the Female Prisoners Released for Shalit Tape?

By Haaretz Service

Israel on Wednesday released the list of twenty female prisoners released in exchange for a current sign of life from abducted Israel Defense Forces soldier Gilad Shalit.The list does not include any prisoners with blood on their hands and all those on the list were set for release within less than two years.Read More


Report: Mel Gibson Wants Antisemitic Rant Off His Record

By Haaretz Service

Actor-director Mel Gibson, who enraged Jews around the world in 2006 when he launched into an anti-Semitic tirade after stopped by police for driving under the influence, reportedly plans to ask the court to expunge the DUI from his record.Read More


Report: Shmuley Boteach, Uri Geller on Michael Jackson's 'Enemy List'

By Haaretz Service

Michael Jackson kept an “enemy list” which included famed Israeli illusionist Uri Geller and Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, the renowned U.S. broadcaster, as revealed this week by the star’s former manager Dieter Wiesner.Read More


Israel Challenges Findings of U.N. Report on Gaza War

By Haaretz Service

Israel has opened an international campaign to protest a United Nations report, which ruled it committed war crimes and possibly crimes against humanity during its offensive on the Gaza Strip earlier this year.Read More



 

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