uh, by the way, this is a war crime. its not some kind of thing that even needs to be investigated. its beyond clear. where is the report? this person is being held without any access to the red cross. this is a war crime. i think its time for people to start picketing red cross offices across the country.

Where are all the do-gooders thart should be pointing out that this whole charade is a violation of the Geneva Convention and Hamas should be tried at the Hague. Oh, that's right the do-gooders only rear their ugly heads when the Israelis/Jews protect themselves. I forgot how backwards this worls is becoming sometimes!

It's more than revolting and disgusting this video's cost should be the release of any amount of prisoners. This video should have been provided at no cost. Shalit should also be allowed visits by the Red Cross, at no cost, as he is a POW. I sympathize greatly with the Shalit family. It must be agonizing to have a son, a POW, treated by the Palestinians this way. If he were my son I'd want to move heaven and earth and pay any price for his freedom. I'd be demanding the government meet any price asked for his freedom. I pray the Israeli government keep in mind its other citizens, particularly victims of terrorist attacks, when considering paying for Shalit's release via a prisoner exchange. There can be a price too high to be paid for one man's release.

Of course it will be watched by experts to see if he gave any kind of sign.

Gilad, you are never far away in my thoughts. You are my e-mail signature in all my mails, so people know your still out there, day by day in the hand of these..... The tension was building up again, but after more then three years, your mum and your dad are able to see you, so sad though only on tape. Your siblings will see their brother! Thank you to whoever made this possible, thank you. Do not let Gilad Shalit out of your mind!! He needs to be back with his family, he needs to be free!! Make the blind world see, that what's happening here is inhuman; a war crime! Tell and show everyone about this sad sad situation, Gilad is in.

is quietly watching crimes against humanity occurring right in front of their eyes, and blames the victims. Israel, my heart is with you. Shalits, my heart wrenches with yours.

Gilad Shalit is alive! Which is not the same as coming home ...... Hamas is not going to give up its trump card. How many murderous thugs will Israel give up before they learn this? Fools.

I never lost hope. I never doubted that he was alive.

What a joke !!

How can any sane country do this?? Release 19 murders for a video tape??? Doesn’t any sane person know that this will only encourage them to delay any release of Shalit, they will show another video in 10 months for 20 more murders, not to mention that it will also encourage more kidnappings!!!! The only way to stop this is if Israel has the death penalty for anyone involved in terror that threatens The State Of Israel.

Let us reap some of the benefits of "disingagment", of land for peace and count our blessings. Thousand of rockets landing in our cities from the teritories we disingaged from traumatizing our children, forcing a military operation of self defense upon us and being condemned by the entire world for doing so. The Lebanon war, Gilat Shalit captivaty and now The Goldstone report. Why are Jews such friarim? For how long are Jews going to continue to be friarim? The so called peace process and it's Goldstone reports is an affront to everything that is Jewish. It's an attack on Jewish values on Jewish people, on those who protect Jewish lives, it's an attemt to devalue Judaism and bring it down and equate it to a level of fanaticism and barbarism a those that live in Gaza practice. Stope dreaming about "peace" an overused and abused word if ever there was one and think about self respect, dignity and morality of your peaple.

Great for the family to see their son, but why the public has to see this hamas propaganda video with the aim to weaken our state? please, isn't it enough when just the parents see it?