Yoel Shalit graduates from Institute of Technology
Captive soldier's brother receives Bachelor of Computer Science two days before 5-year anniversary to Gilad's adduction
Yoel started his studies shortly after Gilad fell captive. The institute's president, Prof. Peretz Lavie, said that Gilad had helped Yoel move into an apartment in Haifa where he lived for the duration of his studies.
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Lavie and other staff members shook the hands of the Shalit family in an unusual step. "It's a traditional ceremony that has not changed in many years," Prof. Lavie said, "but this time there is a painful personal tone which merited a violation of protocol."
Shalit family during graduation ceremony (Photo: Avishag Shaar-Yeshuv)
Lavie noted that Yoel "never asked for any help during his studies" and added that many students were not aware he was Gilad's brother until very recently.
He addressed the Shalit family in his speech saying they have become "a symbol for the entire nation" prompting loud applause. Saturday will mark five years since Gilad Shalit had been adducted to the Gaza Strip.
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