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Last update - 00:36 27/03/2008 Abducted soldier's father slams PM, military for son's capture By Jack Khoury, Haaretz Correspondent Tags: israel, gilad shalit  Noam Shalit, father of abducted Israel Defense Forces Corporal Gilad Shalit on Wednesday slammed the government and the military for not taking responsibility for the failures that led to his son's capture by militants in June 2006. "Of the entire chain of command to blame for the abduction, why is Corporal Gilad Shalit the only one paying the price?" Shalit's father asked participants at a rally in support of his son and two other IDF troops abducted shortly after him. Shalit leveled fierce criticism at Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, whom he says lacks the determination and resolve of previous leaders. Advertisement He has repeatedly criticized Olmert's leadership and decisions regarding his son and has supported unpopular prisoner-exchange schemes under discussion to secure his release. "Sharon, unlike all his advisers who objected to the [Elhanan] Tannenbaum deal, stated 'I won't leave any Jew with those animals,'" Noam Shalit added. He was referring to an Israeli who was freed from captivity in Lebanon in 2004, when Ariel Sharon was prime minister. "[MK Benjamin] Netanyahu could also make up his mind and did not hesitate when Mossad people were caught in Amman even when their lives were not in danger, and released two arch terrorists for them. That's exactly what a prime minister is elected for he's the ship's captain and he is the one who must decide," Shalit said. Related articles: Shalit's father expresses hope Hamas is willing to negotiate Gilad Shalit's French lawyers to Israeli gov't: Let us go to Gaza News / Israel, Hamas reportedly make progress on Shalit deal Bookmark to del.icio.us   WHO knows? The WHO says Israel lets Gazans die in 'avoidable tragedies'. Friendly faces Google, Facebook and Yahoo heads will attend a J'lem technology summit.   1.   responsibility? 19:56  |  isaac 26/03/08   2.   Who cares what the guy says? Who is he anyways? What do he know? 21:08  |  Philip 26/03/08   3.   show respect for Gilad`s father even 21:48  |  mike 26/03/08   4.   Israel Has Its own Way of Using Human Shields 22:51  |  Yaakov Sullivan 26/03/08   5.   Philip and `national interests` 23:43  |  x-ray 26/03/08   6.   Pre arranged. 00:30  |  Maureen Ann 27/03/08   7.   Dad let your son go and save thousands of lives 03:20  |  shared grief 27/03/08   8.   I really like Noam Shalit 04:55  |  Mark Lincoln 27/03/08   9.   That poor kid is just a tool to bargain with 05:13  |  Denise 27/03/08

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