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Israel ‘Shocked’ Over Egyptian TV Interview With Freed Soldier

Israel Upset Over Egyptian TV Interview With Schalit

A Hamas cameraman is seen standing behind Schalit during an Egyptian TV interview. (Photo: AP)

JERUSALEM (The Blaze/AP) — Israeli officials harshly criticized an Egyptian television interview with soldier Gilad Schalit minutes after Hamas militants freed him in a prisoner swap Tuesday, saying the questioning was inappropriate and insensitive.

In the interview aired on Egyptian state television, a gaunt, sallow and uncomfortable looking Schalit appeared to struggle to speak at times, and his breathing was noticeably labored as he awkwardly answered questions. The footage, along with earlier Egyptian TV video showing Schalit being transferred to Egypt, were the first images seen of the soldier after more than five years in Hamas captivity.

Armed Hamas militants were in the area during the interview. One of them stood behind Schalit’s chair, wearing a a black face mask, a green headband of the Qassam brigades – Hamas’ military wing – and a video camera in his hand.

“You have known what it is like to be in captivity,” the interviewer Shahira Amin said to Schalit. “There are more than 5,000 Palestinians in Israeli jails. Will you help campaign for their release?” she asked.

“What has the experience brought you? Has it made you stronger?” she asked at another point. And, brushing aside the fact Hamas had barred anyone from visiting Schalit, she asked him why he only gave one interview while held captive. Video of the controversial interview is below:

An Israeli official questioned the ethics of the journalists involved.

“We are all shocked that a so-called interview was forced on (Schalit) before he could even talk to his family or set foot on Israeli soil,” the official said. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was discussing a sensitive diplomatic matter, but said the sentiment was widely shared in official Israeli ranks.

Israeli security officials told Israeli YNet News that the interview was a violation of the deal for Schalit’s release.

However, an Egyptian security official said the Egyptian information minister asked the intelligence chief for an exclusive interview with Schalit. According to the official, Israel allowed only one cameraman from Egyptian TV to film inside the tent where Egyptian and Israeli intelligence officials were meeting with Schalit. It was not a condition in the deal but a request from Egypt. The interviewer said it was not coerced.

An ashen-faced Schalit answered a range of questions on his captivity and what he thought of the 1,027 Palestinian prisoners released for his freedom.

He was then handed over to Israeli officials and only then given a medical examination, where doctors determined he showed signs of malnutrition and lack of exposure to sunlight.

He called his family shortly afterwards.

Israeli media discussed the interview at length, with commentators calling it insensitive.

Channel 10 commentator and presenter Raviv Drucker said her questions would “likely win the title of the stupidest questions of the past 100 years.”

“It wasn’t the most sensitive thing to do. An interview forced on a prisoner just released is a low thing to do,” Drucker said.

Israeli TV anchor Yonit Levy called the interview “borderline torture”

Amin, who conducted the interview, told Israel‘s Channel 10 TV that she would not have forced Schalit to speak if he didn’t want to, and he seemed willing to do so.

Nonetheless, “he seemed extremely tired, thin and pale, voice very faint, very difficult to concentrate. I had to repeat the questions several times,” Amin told The Associated Press. She acknowledged that he was accompanied by Hamas gunmen when he arrived for the interview.

Earlier this week, major Israeli media outlets agreed not to disseminate new video or photos of the Schalits for 10 days following the release.

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AP writer Maggie Michael contributed to this report from Cairo

Comments (110)

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  • eyeforaneyeguy
    Posted on October 18, 2011 at 1:19pm

    1000 misguided fools for 1 israilie soldier sounds like a fair deal i hope they put tracking devices in these tools of allah. trying to creat a state on land isreal won after being attacked. only country in the world that’s ever been forced to return land after being attacked. right is wrong wrong is right. the only good about isreal even dealing with the rats is to show the common sense majority of the world that nothing short of a jewish holocaust again will do. thank god jesus is going to return and reduce the rats nests of this world to ashes. go isreal!! and to hell with the rest.

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    • rose-ellen
      Posted on October 18, 2011 at 3:35pm

      Allah is the arabic word for God, The word is used in Christian churches too. And palestinians are also Christians. Today all arabs would accept a 67border israel. Israel insists on holding on to land that is not legally part of it’s charter. This is the 21stc -and getting land through war is illigal!.

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    • Conservative_Tongan
      Posted on October 18, 2011 at 5:22pm

      You are seriously demented. You don’t understand that they want to wipe Israel and jews off the map. You probably don’t even understand that the 67 borders are indefensible, so Israel would have to be a moron like yourself to allow such a ludacris deal to take place.

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    • Geminitis
      Posted on October 18, 2011 at 5:33pm

      Rose-Ellen needs to read a newspaper carefully. The Palestinians have not asked the UN for Israel to move to the 67 borders, their written application for statehood clearly states it want Israel to move back to the 1948 borders, which reduces the country significantly more.

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  • bornagaincowgirl
    Posted on October 18, 2011 at 1:16pm

    thank God! Our prayers have been answered and this young man is finally home with his family. The insensitivity of this interview! I agree it was like torture to do this. The interviewer should be ashamed of herself…some journalist she is. You would think that the world would see who these people are to deal with, but they won’t. They are in spiritual darkness. Spiritually and mentally their souls are pale and gaunt, held captive by a devil who won’t let them be exposed to the Light of Truth or the True Bread (Jesus Christ).

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    • lodgerat
      Posted on October 18, 2011 at 3:35pm

      Born again, I wanted to know for myself what these animals are taught. I found a copy of the Koran and started to read for myself what these guys are really about. I was sickened at the crap these people believe. How anyone could think these guys have a religion of peace are out of their minds. It truely is a system of sickness. If you don’t know you should research for yourself. It will make you sick to think anyone could believe this backward 7th century demented mush.

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  • NOBALONEY
    Posted on October 18, 2011 at 12:59pm

    You can tell what he’s been going through the last five years. Islamic Bastards!

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    • kryptonite
      Posted on October 18, 2011 at 1:31pm

      That heartless b**** is torturing him till the very last minute of his release, for the whole world to see. She goes on and on and on, despite his obvious labored breathing.

      Poor Schalit, he looks as gaunt as the Jews who came out of the Nazi concentration camps, and he may be too sick to recover.

      “The Lord bless you, and keep you;
      The Lord make His face shine on you,
      And be gracious to you;
      The Lord lift up His countenance upon you,
      And give you peace.” (Num. 6:22-27)
      Amen.

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    • audiemurphy
      Posted on October 18, 2011 at 3:12pm

      I say kill em all ! Go in and destroy every army base and installation in Iran and Palestine !
      Muslim religion should be irradicted its like. a bad virus that always mutates.
      Even in the 1800s Muslims were trying to kill non believers!

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    • noczars
      Posted on October 19, 2011 at 4:31pm

      @Kryptonite= That is exactly what I was thinking when I watched the video. He not only had labored breathing, he looked like he was going to throw up. We will find out eventually some of the torture he went through. For now fatten that poor young man up, then his family can squeese him very hard.
      I hope he does not end up thinking like the hikers that were taken captive by Iran, then end up @ OWS (idiots).

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  • The next to last american president
    Posted on October 18, 2011 at 12:49pm

    Oduma helped the Mulim Brotherhood overthrow Muburack(Our Friend) for these terrorist. The actions of Oduma supporting the terrorist will cost US dearly.How not to wage a war:

    1. Courageous Restraint
    2. Don’t fire unto fired upon
    3. If Muslim civilians are present, commit suicide.
    4. US Military -Muslim meals on treads
    5. Nation Building while they are killing US.
    6. A mosque is a free American killing Zone
    7. Feminize all your soldiers
    8. Homos in the open
    9. Progressive civilian and military leadership
    10. Affirmative action job program.

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    • kryptonite
      Posted on October 18, 2011 at 1:57pm

      Spot on, patriot. The traitor-in-chief wants to destroy our military, plain and simple. Remove him, Lord!!

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    • 762x51
      Posted on October 18, 2011 at 2:39pm

      #4 – I believe the correct phraseology is “Snacks on Tracks”.

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    • lightswitch
      Posted on October 18, 2011 at 3:48pm

      You don’t know a anything about fighting a war. Take your ignorance back down to the bar.

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  • completehorsesense
    Posted on October 18, 2011 at 12:46pm

    Just as Jesus Christ said, I know how say they are jews and are not! Also as it is written in Ezra and Nehemiah, Ezra on the way to jerusalem took a head count and found not one of them was from the twelve tribes of Israel. They,heathen, crept in and call themselves jews. How about reading the story of Samson, see how the palistines treat their own,absolutely abomidable. Use our FATHER in Heavens word to combat these people. Truth ALWAYS prevails over coruption. Nobody seams to quote our FATHERS word. It’s a wonder is back is turned on us.

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    • Solzhenitsin
      Posted on October 18, 2011 at 2:48pm

      Completehorse… the passages of scripture to which you refer dealt with those who invaded the territory of Israel while the Jews held captive in Babylon and later Persia. It is no evaluation of the present population of Israel nor of those who claim Jewish heritage.

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  • floridaborn
    Posted on October 18, 2011 at 12:45pm

    Poor guy – he looked terrified during this “interview”. He looks like he’s been thru hell.

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    • kryptonite
      Posted on October 18, 2011 at 6:22pm

      Maybe he has. I hope he has all his body parts intact. I wouldn’t put it past those spawns of Satan to have done the unthinkable.

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  • ofallon
    Posted on October 18, 2011 at 12:41pm

    God bless Gilad! He will be fine after some good old-fashioned Jewish penicillin. Baruch hashem Adonai! This is a day of celebration!

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    • theonefromabove
      Posted on October 18, 2011 at 12:46pm

      Glad to see a jew out of custody.

      http://politicalbowl.com – Political Videos

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    • Spirit 72
      Posted on October 18, 2011 at 1:21pm

      ROAD-APPLE head;
      So sorry you are the one without truth. I take it from those who live there and have been in both the PA trash heap and the Israeli side. Lies will not save you.

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    • Applehead
      Posted on October 18, 2011 at 3:06pm

      SPIRIT 72, Prove my link is wrong! Are the names that control these organizations wrong? If not then with that dominance could we be feed propaganda??? If you substitute the names on my previous with Palestinians would you not say the same? Do you know the media is not honest? Do you think that these same dishonest Jews that control the media only tell the truth about the Israeli-Palestian conflict on tell the truth about this subject? Do you think with the Jews controlling the media that there is not concern to shape the minds of Americans? Please tell me what is not true based on fact and not some general bs???

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  • jakartaman
    Posted on October 18, 2011 at 12:38pm

    And we have liberal dopes in this country (jimmy the loser carter) fighting for Palestine.
    Democratic freedoms are great – just lets not have the demedopes ever in charge again.
    Take back our country in a historic 2012 landslide.

    tea

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    • rose-ellen
      Posted on October 18, 2011 at 4:36pm

      Jimmy Carter is vilified today because he did not play ball. He is a true christian who values human life and did not want to go to war when hostages were taken. He also did his homework and did not fall for the zionist propaganda concerning the israeli/ palestinian conflict. Such an honorable authentic Christian has to be vilified by the rabid right wing zionist media -the more they vilify the more you know he speaks the corageous truth. Christ is with him and he could care less what the war mongers who control the media have to say.. just like today 1000palestinians were released after israeli negotiations with the demonized hamas-reality on the ground trumps the lying genocdial war mongering narrative of the right. [Hamas is an outlawed terrorist group according to the american congress-does that mean we should bomb israel for doing business with them?] Gulls!

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    • CMDR6
      Posted on October 19, 2011 at 3:38pm

      RoseEllen…..how many men lost their LIVES in the desert of the Jimmy Carter authorized failed attempt to militarily rescue the hostages? The lives were lost due to a hurried and lackluster effort from the commander in chief. He ahd the greatest military, but sent a handful of choppers (no GPS either). Cannot judge is Christianity, but I can discern he was and is a pogue!
      I think you need to move to the new Palestinian state…if it ever happens…and see how you are treated. What color of a burka can you wear?

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  • natstew
    Posted on October 18, 2011 at 12:32pm

    Time to bomb Gaza out of existance!

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    • USAF2003
      Posted on October 18, 2011 at 1:26pm

      Agree 100%. Israel should go take out the 1,000+ prisoners they released for his freedom then get that so called “journalist”, sit Amin down (w/gun to head) and ask him/her a bunch of stupid a**, insensitive questions. Then post it all over the net for everyone to see what slimeball looks like.

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  • elosogrande
    Posted on October 18, 2011 at 12:30pm

    It’s no different than what happened to our pilots in Vietnam. Why should Communist Hamas be any different than Communist Vietnam? THey’re all animals living off the sweat of the workers.

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    • rose-ellen
      Posted on October 18, 2011 at 12:55pm

      Thank you hamas for keeping the pressure on and succeeding in getting your freedom fighters released. yes they killed civilians -so do americans dropping bombs on men women and children in their wars -on whole cites ,villages and towns.Hamas are resisteng illigal and unjust tyranical occupation and land grabs. Aw shucks war is hell -as the americans say when they dropped bombs on the villages of viet nam and europe and now the mid east. That israel negotiated such a prisoner exchange with Hamas exposes the reality that this is a conflict and hamas is the legitimate representative of the palestinians . The prisioners are in fact combatants in a struggle[war[ and not common criminals.They murder -but so do israelis and americans and that is what war is about. give them precision weapons and they‘ll just target the military but they are not going to cease resisting israeli tyrany because they don’t have 21stc precision weapons. America targets civilians when it is deemed in it’s interests and always has. Thin skinned hypocrites-but today the reality on the ground trumps the propaganda machine and false narrative about the palestinian conflict. israel rightfully negotiated with hamas and released combatants. a recogniton that these are not simple criminals but militias in a political struggle against occupation. Thank you hamas for representing the victimized palestinians and getting their resistence fighters released.israel’s pride and self righteous narrative impedes pe

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    • scuba13
      Posted on October 18, 2011 at 1:13pm

      Rosie, Why don’t you have anything to say when a christian 12 year old is repeatedly raped by a Muslim phedophile? Just wondering.

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    • Applehead
      Posted on October 18, 2011 at 3:10pm

      Rose Ellen, I’m with you on protecting the Palestinians but Hamas is as evil as Israel!!! The Palestinians are being used by Hamas!!! The USA should have nothing to do with any of this!!! It’s not our problem!!! I as a Christian advocate for prayer and fasting not war or violence!!!

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    • barber2
      Posted on October 18, 2011 at 3:29pm

      Always enjoy those daily philosophical updates from Planet Bruce by Miss Rose

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    • Conservative_Tongan
      Posted on October 18, 2011 at 5:30pm

      @ Rose-Ellen
      Are you even an American Citizen? What’s stopping you from joining your freedom fighters over seas? Let’s see how they treat you if you are an American. Good Luck! I bet you won’t find the hospitality you have found here.

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  • barber2
    Posted on October 18, 2011 at 12:28pm

    Dismayed: Apple is only doing his “homework:” repeat this message on every posting possible. Where is the “dog” when you need him ??

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  • Elena2010
    Posted on October 18, 2011 at 12:24pm

    @Vet — Jews for Jesus is not opposed to Jews living in Israel. They are not anti-Zionist.

    They are Messianic Jews sharing the redemption and new life in Jesus w/their Jewish brothers.

    The ultra orthodox rabbis who oppose Zionism oppose it on religious grounds. In their reading of the Bible, they believe that only when Messiah comes to crush opposition to God will it be appropriate for Jews en masse to return to the Holy Land. It was the exact same line of thinking that some Jewish authorities held — a Messiah who would conquer temporal powers — that advocated the execution of Jesus. They misread the Plan — Messiah would conquer eternal enemy powers by being the Suffering Servant. Jesus was not the vengeful Messiah they planned on; rather, He was the Messiah God planned on.

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  • barber2
    Posted on October 18, 2011 at 12:20pm

    Surprised? How dumb can you be? This was just business as usual from the hate-filled jihadi fellows. There is a difference between being prejudiced and being stupid. Anyone who does not see the evil and the intent of the enemy we all face is stupid/ delusional. Period. I am just amazed that they allowed 1,000 of those prisoners to be freed ….another Chamberlain moment…

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    • Sheepdog911
      Posted on October 18, 2011 at 12:37pm

      Journalistic Ethics – Oxymoron. Would you really expect anything besides domething like this from Palestinians and the Muslim Brotherhood – I mean Egypt? This interview was conducted while he was in jihadist hands … he was by no means free at this point. Anything he said at this point was still that of a terorized prisoner.

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    • rose-ellen
      Posted on October 18, 2011 at 3:27pm

      Rapes and murders happen every day in this country. racial and ethnic tensions have been part of our culture too.Give the arab spring time to show their [i believe] tolerance for all their citizens-like they did prior to western colonization[neocolonization and american backed dictatorships and european zionist interlopers.At least the ottomans beureucrats did not meddle and destabilize via artifical divisions and pitting favorring christians over muslims].
      But I do have to agree with you all -that this reporter asking this poor prisoner Shalid stupid riduculous annoying questions-was crass, insensitive and inhumane. it made me angry too.

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    • reulen90
      Posted on October 18, 2011 at 3:31pm

      @ Theaveng – name another country out of your “300” which whole existence is threatened day in and day out by ALL her “neighbors” Need time to think about it? To put it in prospective – 2 Billion muslims want to exterminate 6 Million Israelis. That’s only one reason among many others, why the Blaze is talking about this particular country!

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    • Gonzo
      Posted on October 18, 2011 at 3:33pm

      Rose Ellen could you please do your duty and seek martyrdom soon, I’m sick of seeing your mind numbing rubbish on here.

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    • barber2
      Posted on October 18, 2011 at 3:37pm

      Just heard that Hamas is now encouraging the capture of more Israeli soldiers. Isn’t that a surprise ?? Yes, a Chamberlain moment. Think it’s time for some more drones…

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    • Cameraman
      Posted on October 18, 2011 at 6:41pm

      IS That hate filled Diatribe by Rose-Ellen or Toyko Rose? What a Lovefest with Hamas! These Animals are nothing like the Viet-Cong Just worse! I stand with Israel..These turd world Herds will get blown back to the Stone Age.Demons All..Yeah Jimmy Carter really helped with Peace in the Middle East..Hostages..Failed rescue Mission..Failed President..Thank you Mr Reagan for putting a stop to the Madness, just by getting Elected!!

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  • Elena2010
    Posted on October 18, 2011 at 12:18pm

    Free at last! Thank God Almighty, free at last!

    Welcome home, son of Abraham.

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    • rose-ellen
      Posted on October 18, 2011 at 4:17pm

      I‘m a practicing catholic but there are plenty of americans who believe if they die killing iraqis or afghans or whoever they’re ORDERED to kill-they will go to heaven and partake in the heavenly banquet of the Lord and live in a mansion with splendid rooms where eye has not seen nor ear heard what is in store for them! it‘s all symbolic and yes muslims believe that if you kill or die in a just war you go to heaven cause you’re not deemed a murderer. Americans [and christians] believe the same thing! Hypocrites. [and our real religion is Americanism cause if we were following Christ we would have had peace in the mid east by now!.]They believe their wars are just cause we meddled unjustly in their lands[via colonialism and propping up dictators and zionist unjust policies. And our sanctions and wars in iraq and afghanistan etc]. They are freedom fighters they believe. And their war is defensive. hence they’re not going against God. just like you believe the same thing. of course you’re blind because we DID prop up murdering dictators for our benefit[oil and cold war] and we did side with the land grabbing european racist zionists who ethnically cleansed the natives [christian and muslim and jewish arabs, [ jewish arabs and some christian and muslims arabs now part of israel of course].A return to 67 border legitimate original mandate would be acceptable by all arabs who in the past resisted the unjust creation of israel.

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    • Conservative_Tongan
      Posted on October 18, 2011 at 5:43pm

      @ Rose-Ellen
      You are no Christian. I highly doubt that you even have two brain cells to rub together. You keep spewing out this notion that the 67 borders would make everyone happy campers. You have no understanding of the middle east. You give the palestinians, iranians, and other countries occupied by extremists the opportunity to kill every jew living in Israel, they will take it. Then they will come after christianity because they hate us. You‘re so ignorant about the subject that you won’t even give ear to the leaders of hamas; they want to kill everyone in Israel. I think i‘m done commenting on all of the inaccuracies you post because what it all comes down to is that you can’t fix stupid. Just so it’s clear, you are the stupid person i’m talking about.

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    • Snafu777
      Posted on October 18, 2011 at 5:54pm

      Rose-Ellen,
      If you were such a good catholic girl then you’d know how wrong headed you are. There is no scriptural basis for the filth that you just spewed concerning the salvation of soldiers fighting God’s enemies. The only means of salvation to a christian is through the admission of sin and the forgiveness of Christ. Nobody is gonna get to heaven just because they kicked it in some politically charged holy war and anyone who believes thus is not relying on the truths in the bible. There may be other religions that believe this, but no one educated in biblical truth will fall prey to that logic. Keep showing yourself for who(or what) you are. You’ll save us the trouble of routing you out ourselves.

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  • hotrod jim
    Posted on October 18, 2011 at 12:15pm

    Let get this straight we got egyptian & hamos. No one with a soul will blame the Israeli government for killing each & everyone of these pigs. If Israel isn’t willing to kill them they will never have peace.

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    • rose-ellen
      Posted on October 18, 2011 at 6:30pm

      But christians here in america and everywhere have no problem killing when their country calls. They believe God is on their side too as they believe their wars are just or that even if unjust killing for ones country is acceptable from a christian perspective. i don’t think this coincides with Christ but most or many christians do. no different then muslims now fighting what they believe is a just war.[defensive as they see their people and homelands threatened by western invaders and western propped dictators and zionist occupations].Christianityt is 2000yrs old and christianfelled nations have been warring and killing for 2000yrs .So obviously they too believe warring doesn’t conflict with God.

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  • Mary M. Tebbe
    Posted on October 18, 2011 at 12:15pm

    As I watched this interview I was reminded about how we treat our Arab Islamic prisoners, especially at Gitmo, and I imagined how horribly treated this young man must have been to be in such poor condition. We are criticized for Gitmo, yet it must be a resort compared to a Hamas captivity. To be exposed to such questioning when he is not even used to being free was appalling.

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  • Dismayed Veteran
    Posted on October 18, 2011 at 12:06pm

    What is the point of your off topic posting? So there is a group of Jews that are opposed to Zionism. There is a group called “Jews for Jesus”. So what.

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  • welovetheUSA
    Posted on October 18, 2011 at 11:59am

    Hamas……..Obama’s cheerleaders. This whole thing that happened to this boy is disgusting.

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    • Exrepublisheep
      Posted on October 18, 2011 at 12:17pm

      This is what happens when a religion runs a state.

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    • joe1234
      Posted on October 18, 2011 at 12:21pm

      “This is what happens when a religion runs a state.”

      yeah when atheism runs a state, it sinks as low as its possible to go.

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    • 4truth2all
      Posted on October 18, 2011 at 12:36pm

      Yo ex: One religion does not speak for all. They set an example unto themselves. Can you really not see the difference between daytime and nighttime?

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    • Spirit 72
      Posted on October 18, 2011 at 12:43pm

      Where was the Red Cross in insuring that he was safe and humanely treated? Where was Amnesty International during those 5 years? They need to be renamed Red Hypocrits International.

      New International Version (NIV) Numbers 24:8, 9
      8 “God brought them out of Egypt;
      they have the strength of a wild ox.
      They devour hostile nations
      and break their bones in pieces;
      with their arrows they pierce them.
      9 Like a lion they crouch and lie down,
      like a lioness—who dares to rouse them?

      “May those who bless you be blessed
      and those who curse you be cursed!”

      The Palestinians will reap what they sow. So will Amnesty International and the Red Cross

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    • bornagaincowgirl
      Posted on October 18, 2011 at 1:25pm

      To Ex: You’re right that is what happens when religion runs a state. Its not what happens with people whose lives are committed to Jesus Christ. All the warehouses full of religious laws/rules are summed up in this: To love the Lord your God with all your heart, mind, soul and strength and to love your neighbor as yourself (now written in our hearts). If everyone would do this, all the religious rules could be thrown out. Jesus came to set us free from the law.

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    • Solzhenitsin
      Posted on October 18, 2011 at 3:01pm

      This is what happens when Islam runs a state. When atheists run a state millions starve to death (see Ukraine under Stalin, China under Mao, North Korea under Kim John Ill., Ethiopia under the communists, etc.) disappear into massive prison systems (gulag/ laugai, etc.) and fear their neighbors (see all the above, plus).

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  • palerider54
    Posted on October 18, 2011 at 11:58am

    “You have known what it is like to be in captivity,” the interviewer Shahira Amin said to Schalit. “There are more than 5,000 Palestinians in Israeli jails. Will you help campaign for their release?” she asked.

    REALLY? What did she think he would say while still in the grasp of the muslim brotherhood?

    NO, I think they should all be tortured and then shot??????

    What an embarrassment to the Palestinians, to have to acknowledge that one Israeli soldier is worth thousand theirs.

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    • chips1
      Posted on October 18, 2011 at 12:42pm

      That’s the same way Obama conducts his speeches. Terrorists seem to use the same manuel.

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  • lukerw
    Posted on October 18, 2011 at 11:56am

    Military Code of Conduct, Rule 1: Never surrender; Never be captured… because what they can do to you is often worse than death!

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    • Tacitus42
      Posted on October 18, 2011 at 12:18pm

      Sir you are a Jackass

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    • lukerw
      Posted on October 18, 2011 at 12:55pm

      @TACITUS42
      War is the suspension of all Laws… where sides desire to Destroy and Kill each other. Just, honest truth! Of course, you as the owner of your body… have every right to run, hide, or surrender.

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  • The Bushmaster
    Posted on October 18, 2011 at 11:55am

    I say release all the Pal. prisoners then as soo as they set foot on enemy soil hit the entire group with a smart bomb….They’re not worth feeding.

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  • Servant Of YHVH
    Posted on October 18, 2011 at 11:54am

    “the questioning was inappropriate and insensitive.”
    Well what do they expect? The muslim terrorists and their media allies to show restraint, good taste, appropriateness, sensitivity or any other kind of intelligence?

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  • randy
    Posted on October 18, 2011 at 11:53am

    Armed Hamas militants were in the area during the interview. One of them stood behind Schalit’s chair, wearing a a black face mask

    Anyone hiding their face is a COWARD… All Muslims are COWARDS,
    Islam, nothing but a cult of pedophile cowards.

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    • Servant Of YHVH
      Posted on October 18, 2011 at 11:59am

      Amen Randy!!! That is an absolute truth if I’ve ever heard one, and I have heard one right here!

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  • Gonzo
    Posted on October 18, 2011 at 11:52am

    That poor kid may never be completely over this.

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    • barber2
      Posted on October 18, 2011 at 3:41pm

      Israel may never get over the prisoner exchange .

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