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Noam Shalit to Netanyahu: Tie Gaza gestures to progress on Gilad
By Jack Khoury, Haaretz Correspondent
Tags: Gilad Shalit, Obama 

The father of abducted Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit has urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to approve measures aimed at easing life in Gaza until progress is made toward the release of his son.

"I don't expect Netanyahu to adopt the position of his predecessor, Ehud Olmert, on the matter of conditioning the opening of the [Strip's] crossings on the release of Gilad; but I do expect him to adopt his saying: 'If they give, they'll get, if they don't give, they won't get,'" Noam Shalit told Haaretz on Saturday.

Shalit made the comments shortly before Netanyahu headed to Washington for a meeting with United States President Barack Obama.
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He said he did not expect his son's plight to feature on the agenda of the meeting, but believed that the Obama administration would demand Israel take steps to ease life in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, where his son is widely believed to be held.

The soldier's father said Israel should seek a sign of life from Gilad, the improvement of his conditions and ultimately his release in return for gestures toward the Palestinian population in Gaza. He added that he had made this request in person to Netanyahu.

It should be noted that the Shalit family is still keeping the public silence it has maintained since Netanyahu took office. The family and its supporters plan to renew their campaign for the soldier's release ahead of July 25, the third anniversary of his abduction by Gaza militants in a cross-border raid.

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      2.   Can`t hold up the Process for one guy. 22:27  |  Razi 16/05/09
      3.   alfred # 1 `Cause 23:02  |  Jeff Northridge 16/05/09
      4.   Consummate Liars or Figureheads without Power? 23:12  |  Mark of Lewiston 16/05/09
      5.   prisoner 23:30  |  yuval 16/05/09
      6.   Good Idea Noam.... 23:57  |  Natallie Durson 16/05/09
      7.   Jeff Northridge 00:27  |  Adam 17/05/09
      8.   Bibi can ask Obama to link the $900 million for Gaza to Gilad. 00:30  |  nacl 17/05/09
      9.   To Razi in Sydney:YOU OBVIOUSLY DON`T KNOW US 00:53  |  Arie 17/05/09
      10.   A test of morality 01:30  |  ex-Israeli 17/05/09
      11.   Respect for who Alfred 01:31  |  Arnold 17/05/09
      12.   Noam Shalits feelings cannot be taken into consideration 01:44  |  zionist forever 17/05/09
      13.   TO Jeff Northridge #3 02:27  |  Steve Beikirch 17/05/09
      14.   No doubt about it 03:06  |  Jennifer 17/05/09
      15.   To#1 and #2 Tie Gaza gestures to progress on Gilad 03:15  |  Father 17/05/09
      16.   To Steve Beikirch (#4). Get educated, my friend. 04:07  |  flyingdoc57 17/05/09
      17.   Steve Beikirch # 4 Blockades 05:04  |  Jeff Northridge 17/05/09
      18.   Netanyu`s meeting with Mubarak obviously didn`t go well 06:48  |  lydia 17/05/09
      19.   This man`s indifference has gotten way out of line... 06:59  |  Dutch 17/05/09
      20.   #2 Razi, Yes, peace the process can be tied to the release of one 07:36  |  Israeli Observer 17/05/09
      21.   TO Jeff Northridge #8 08:14  |  Steve Beikirch 17/05/09
      22.   ALFRED.They wouldnt release Shalit BEFORE the IDF incursion eithe 11:12  |  PETER SM 17/05/09
      23.   #12 another poster from the upside down world of oz 11:19  |  v hardman 17/05/09
      24.   BEIKRICH POW`s need to be seen by the Red Cross 11:19  |  PETER SM 17/05/09
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      27.   This man`s immoral indifference has crossed the line 13:30  |  Dutch 17/05/09
      28.   What a righteous man cloaked in his Israeli denial... 14:14  |  Dutch 17/05/09
      29.   Time to cut off all humanitarian aid to Gaza 14:41  |  Realist 17/05/09
      30.   ORIS then be morallly" superior" allow in the Red Cross&undertake 14:42  |  PETER SM 17/05/09
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