[VIDEO OF GILAD ARRIVING IN EXTENDED ARTICLE]
16:27 IL: An air force helicopter is currently over central Israel, flying Gilad Shalit and his parents home to Mitzpei Hila. The soldier underwent a barrage of medical and psychiatric exams to determine his current state, seeking to ensure he is not in need of immediate care.
While the media event was held as planned, access to Gilad and his parents was limited and controlled, distancing the crowd from the soldier who had his first hours of freedom following five years and four months in Hamas captivity.
There is a heavy police presence around the Shalit home and the community, with officials indicating security personnel plan to remain in and around the community for an indefinite period of time to keep photographers, members of the press and well-wishers away.
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(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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6 Responses
There is something terribly wrong in his behavior. Every times he is on camera, he has to force a smile. The very carefully scripted interview in Egypt. A few second embrace of his father. I am afraid there is much more behind the scene.
if you release in all the clips gilad keeps putting his hands back behind his back, nebach after five years of torture it looks like it became routine to keep his hands tied behind his back.
a bittersweet day
baruch hashem who releases captives. I am crying for this boy’s happiness. May he go in the right way in his freedom, leaving behind zionist idealism. And not have involvment with the army.
He was brainwashed by Hamas like they do with all suicide Bombers
#3 what does zionist idealism have to do with this?
To “scissors”- The Israeli army, which you seems to despise so much, protects every Jew in the world. We would not be able to daven at the Kotel, visit the kevers of our holy tzaddikim, learn in yeshivah in Israel (whether tzioni or not)if it wasn’t for these heroic soldiers.