I found this "fear of Hamas" rather amusing ... is "kidnap" the right choice of words .... Hamas kidnapped Gilad, Israel would be rescuing him .... I suppose it depends on which side of the fence you are on .......

He must be included in any prisoner swap. 25 years is too long!!

If Israel want to release these vile,evil mass Murders like Barghouti what about our boys.

time ago. The man is not only a murderer bat also a leader of gangs of murderers.

i agree. G-d bless Gilad

If the Arab prisoners are released, then Israel MUST release all Jewish prisioners who are in jail for attacks against Arabs.

Israel’s enemies, using guerilla organizations such as the terrorist group Hizbullah and Hamas operates outside the legal framework of the laws of war – routinely committing war crimes such as indiscriminate attacks (the deliberate targeting of civilians as such) and perfidy (disguising combatants as protected individuals such as civilians). The organizations’ fighters are unlawful combatants who are not entitled to the protected status of POWs, and are subject to prosecution as war criminals. More at : http://xrl.us/kj6sj

where was he when he was taken was he sitting in his home?

Two - three months ago Bibi & Barak were on a campaign making sure we all understood that every man had a price beyond which we wouldn't pay. Barak was giving lectures to universities saying how we can't always bring our boys home sounding like a responsible defense minister. Bibi was promising to be tough. Then last week we have had Bibi saying there is no way we will ever release Bargouti as part of any deal and now we discover than as long as he is deported then he can have a get out od jail free card as well. When Gilad was first taken the price was in the hundreds and he refused till the very end that the price was to high and he would not pay it and we had years of negotiation. Bibi comes along looking like the hardman and the price goes up to around 1000 and he caves into demand after demand. Thanks to Bibi & Barak nobody will ever be safe from kidnapings in Israel The next time a soldier is taken or an Israeli killed by one of the killers released then I hope that somebody reminds BIbi, Barak and the Shalit family that their irresponsible attitude and willingness to pay any price and they must accept the guilt. Also if Bibi is willing to cave into Hamas to get back Gilad Shalit back when push comes to shove is there anything Obama demands politically that he wont cave into. The new Bibi thats starting to emerge is making me feel nostalgic over Olmert and wonder who was the real right winger & hardman?

"sitting at home" ? he was doing his job as a soldier,

He was on gaurd duty in a military base inside Israel. Hamas dug a tunnel into the base killed two other soldiers and took Gilad he wasn't running around on the streets of Gaza shooting at people. Oh yeh I forgot according to you guys Israel is occupied palestinian territory thats got to be liberated isn't it.