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Barak: Israel is working day and night to bring Shalit home
By Haaretz Service
Tags: ehud barak, gilad shalit 

Defense Minister Ehud Barak pledged on Sunday that Israel would do everything in its power to ensure the release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, who has been in Palestinian captivity for more than two years.

"We will implement every appropriate and possible process, not for every price and not just through negotiations to release Gilad Shalit," Barak told student participants at the "Israel for the Youth" conference Tel Aviv University.

"This is a matter of ethical obligation and we are preoccupied with this issue day and night," he added.
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The defense minister emphasized that he was steadfast in his determination to bring about Shalit's release and stressed that the defense establishment would work on the matter even if it meant making "difficult decisions and complicated operations."

"As a field commander and combatant, I have led people to battle, I have seen people killed, I have led operations to rescue hostages," he said. "We must remember one thing - Gilad will not return home through populist decisions? I know we will have to make difficult decisions, but I don't fear that it won't bring Gilad home."

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      1.   Maybe release all hamas captives for Shalit and thereafter do 18:37  |  Chelmist 23/11/08
      2.   What he is really saying is blah blah blah! 18:42  |  Arie 23/11/08
      3.   Another Israeli jackass opens his mouth and brays 20:16  |  Clickfool 23/11/08
      4.   Barak all but rolled over and played dead... 20:20  |  Mo 23/11/08
      5.   shalit 20:54  |  PAEULI 23/11/08
      6.   Not true 21:08  |  rm 23/11/08
      7.   Arie - using the politician`s dictionary 21:15  |  Mark Lincoln 23/11/08
      8.   more comedy from the clown prince 22:27  |  victor hardman 23/11/08
      9.   Israel is asleep day and night 22:31  |  John Gilman 23/11/08
      10.   Barak - Work harder and talk less. Get him home! 23:44  |  Free Gilad Shalit 23/11/08
      11.   wht Barak i really saying: `we spent a lot of time jailing 23:53  |  arabs we dont like 23/11/08
      12.   #3, Barak is being modest as to his achievements... 00:10  |  Silvienne 24/11/08
      13.   Israeli losers from Rabin to Barak have loved limelight more than 00:19  |  Absolute Sweden 24/11/08
      14.   By now Barak should know where he is... 01:46  |  Fortuna Benmayor 24/11/08
      15.   24/7 01:51  |  Baz Mann 24/11/08
      16.   Israel working day and noght 02:31  |  Arie 24/11/08
      17.   Shalit 02:37  |  ted heath 24/11/08
      18.   Gilad Shalit 03:25  |  larry 24/11/08
      19.   Ehud, the answer is in jail 05:49  |  peter 24/11/08
      20.   Israel is working day and night , 10:34  |  Joshua 25/11/08
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