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IDF soldier Gilad Shalit was kidnapped by Hamas militants in a cross-border raid on June 25. (Archives) Last update - 06:49 25/12/2006 Noam Shalit: Fate of my son is in the hands of Hamas, not Abbas By Jack Khoury, Haaretz Correspondent Noam Shalit, the father of the kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit, has told Haaretz he knows the key to the release of his son is not in the hands of Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas but rather in the hands of Hamas. "From the outset we knew that Abu Mazen [Abbas] is not holding Gilad and has no control over his fate. Israel's gesture to Abu Mazen cannot contribute to the efforts to release Gilad on a practical level, but it can cause a change in the atmosphere on the Palestinian street and push in the right direction," Shalit said. Shalit said that despite the meeting between Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Abbas on Saturday, he believes attempts to release Gilad six months after his abduction to the Gaza Strip have produced no results. Advertisement Shalit said he had not been briefed on Olmert's talks with Abbas regarding the release of his son, and that Sunday he called the Prime Minister's Bureau and asked for updates. "I hope that from all these talks good things will come, and I still see the government as responsible for Gilad's return," Shalit said. "This is a soldier who was sent by the state to protect the southern border, and he did not go to Gaza of his own free will to make this or that deal," he added. Related articles: IDF opposes Olmert plan to dismantle West Bank checkpoints PM mulling prisoner release before Shalit freed Bookmark to del.icio.us   Slam the Qassam The U.S. wants the UN Security Council to denounce Qassam rockets for the first time. Remembrance day German Chancellor Merkel hails the return of Jewish life to Germany after the Holocaust.   1.   The fate of all prisoners and their families 03:48  |  Hannah 25/12/06   2.   Israel`s credibility with friends is on the line. 04:23  |  MARK KLEIN, M.D. 25/12/06   3.   let me get this straight 04:52  |  vik 25/12/06   4.   A little math 05:19  |  Baz mann 25/12/06   5.   #3, Vik 06:36  |  Hannah 25/12/06   6.   #2, Mister Doctor Klein, of the brain-washed variety 06:45  |  Hannah 25/12/06   7.   Shocked 07:00  |  Omar 25/12/06   8.   Prisoners 07:21  |  howiej 25/12/06   9.   Hamas is evil 07:47  |  JG 25/12/06   10.   Soldiers kidnapping happened under Olmert`s watch 07:51  |  Joseph E . 25/12/06   11.   vic, it is the occupation, stupid! 07:55  |  Khalid 25/12/06   12.   #7, Omar 08:06  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 25/12/06   13.   Another equation 08:07  |  Janet 25/12/06   14.   Gilad`s return. 08:12  |  sandra chitayat 25/12/06   15.   Response to Hannah. 08:19  |  sandra chitayat 25/12/06   16.   Shalit 08:33  |  Esther 25/12/06   17.   #7, Omar 09:06  |  Hannah 25/12/06   18.   fate-shmate 09:16  |  sho 25/12/06   19.   Israel`s Palestinian prisoners 09:39  |  seymour 25/12/06   20.   # 11 Khalid equal arabs propaganda formenting lies & violence 09:51  |  Joseph E . 25/12/06   21.   # 13 Janet @ London 10:02  |  Joseph E . 25/12/06   22.   # 16 Esther @ TA / Israel 10:36  |  Joseph E . 25/12/06   23.   # 17 Hannah , whom ever bless Israel will be blessed 10:47  |  Joseph E . 25/12/06   24.   To Hannah 11:37  |  MR 25/12/06   25.   #7 Omar - Also Shocked 13:57  |  Ben Plonie 25/12/06   26.   Shalit a political football. 22:02  |  Joel A. Levitt 25/12/06   27.   gilat 16:57  |  Michal 26/01/08

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