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Last update - 09:42 02/07/2009
Rome gives honorary citizenship to Gilad Shalit
By The Associated Press
Tags: Israel News, Gilad Shalit 

Rome has given honorary citizenship to Gilad Shalit, the Israeli soldier kidnapped by militants linked to Gaza's militant Islamic Hamas group three years ago

Shalit's father, Noam Shalit, received the honor at a city hall ceremony Wednesday.

A giant photo of the soldier hung in the piazza, with the words Rome wants its citizen Gilad Shalit free - words Rome Mayor Gianni Alemanno repeated at the evening ceremony.
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The city council voted to give Shalit honorary citizenship to coincide with Thursday's third anniversary of his capture by militants in a cross-border raid from Gaza into Israel.

Talks to trade Shalit for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in Israel have been unsuccessful.

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      1.   Let the worlds major capitals/cities follow suit 00:25  |  john 02/07/09
      2.   Honory citizen 00:31  |  World citizen 02/07/09
      3.   so what? 01:29  |  vik 02/07/09
      4.   A good action, Rome. 02:12  |  Vittorio 02/07/09
      5.   One consequence of this action 02:38  |  Arie 02/07/09
      6.   Bizarre 05:35  |  Chaim Ben Kahan 02/07/09
      7.   A good, and very Italian gesture. 06:39  |  Fortuna Benmayor 02/07/09
      8.   Why? 20:10  |  Paul 02/07/09
      9.   How strange 01:36  |  Mike 03/07/09
      10.   what about the palestinians kidnapped by Israel. 05:24  |  Sam 03/07/09
      11.   So how about a honorary citizenship for palestinian prisoners 16:02  |  jens 03/07/09
      12.   #10 Jens - Denmark 04:46  |  *BEN JABO 04/07/09
      13.   #9 & 10 07:35  |  Susan 04/07/09
      14.   Not helping a lot 17:37  |  Karel Adler 08/07/09
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