Noam Shalit still awaits the return of his beloved son, Gilad. Held by Hamas for more than 1,400 days, Gilad awaits his rescue. An ordinary teenager in June of 2006, Gilad found himself in extraordinary circumstances when he was abducted by the terrorist organization Hamas and taken from sovereign Israeli territory near Kerem Shalom to the Gaza Strip. He has been held ever since; there have been occasional signals and messages showing the world that he is alive. His father, a soft-spoken man, who with his wife has run a bed-and-breakfast in Israel’s north, has campaigned and pled for his son’s freedom. Watch and listen to his message message made on the 62nd anniversary of Israel’s establishment.
Ohad Knoller, Karmit Arbel
