I don’t know Gilad Shalit. I don’t know his family, his friends, his circumstances. I don’t know what he did in his military service, I don’t know his favorite food and drink and whether he had a girlfriend or not. All I know is that he is alive, that he was captured in a successful raid on some Israeli outpost near Gaza, and that he’s being held captive for over a year now.
I don’t know who’s holding Gilad Shalit. Yet I have this urge to address him. To talk to him, directly.
I’m confident that your perspective justifies this action. I’m sure that in your mind, you’re promoting the cause. Whatever the cause is , quite possibly, you actually are promoting it. I’m sure that the pain that you’ve caused, and are still causing to many is nothing compared to the cause. You are devoted to it, you see yourself as a small part of a bigger organization dedicated to a purpose. The big purpose. You know that you are almost successful in bringing an entire nation to its knees. Quite possibly, you are. But you can do more. A lot more. For the promotion of your cause. You can actually become a hero.
But let me offer you a slightly different viewpoint. Possibly a better way to achieve your goal. Possibly, a breakthrough. Just look at it, consider, digest, while there’s still time. Free Gilad Shalit.
At first, it may seem as counterproductive to you at first. You may actually think of this suggestion as moronic. But please consider the following. You get up tomorrow, make a few phone calls, arrange a pick up, and get Gilad Shalit back home. Tomorrow. You will earn something that Israelis and Palestinians have lost long ago. Trust. A tiny little shred of trust. Millions of Israelis will celebrate the return of Gilad, and it will buy you and your people so much more than thousands of dead Israeli soldiers. One life. Think about it. You may have the key to some peaceful resolution between our peoples.
Free Gilad. Free Gilad today.
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