Keep Him in Your Prayers
The young man on the left is 19-year old Gilad Shalit.
He is an IDF soldier.
Today, Hamas terrorists abducted him after firing an anti-tank missile at the tank in which he was located. At an IDF post in Gaza. You know, the place from which the IDF unilaterally withdrew so the palestinians could “nation build.” (I guess in pali-speak, “nation” means “Kassam rocket”).
In any event, as I post this, Gilad is still missing. Which makes him a POW since this really is a war, despite our government’s reluctance to recognize this and act accordingly. And which makes him in need of our prayers.
So please pray for him (his Hebrew name is Gilad ben Aviva).
While there is slim hope for Gilad, the same can unfortunately not be said about two of his comrades – Hanan Barak (21) and Pavel Slocker (21) – who were killed in the same terrorist operation. Please read about them here, and pray for their families and loved ones.
Update: Olmert is now talking tough:
The cabinet ministers authorized Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Defense Minister Amir Peretz to determine when a military operation would be launched. The cabinet also agreed to continue employing diplomatic efforts and seeking international pressure to convince Palestinian militants to free the abducted soldier, 19-year-old Gilad Shalit from Mitzpe Hila, near Carmiel.During the cabinet meeting, ministers Shimon Peres, Eli Yishai and Meir Sheetrit urged the IDF to responds with restraint to the attack. However, Olmert responded, “The age of restraint has come to an end… We will respond forcefully, with an operation that will last more than a day or two.”
I would have thought the age of restraint had ended a long time ago, but whatever… Sounds like a plan, and I would like to think that the palestinian terror groups are terrified that we are now going to rip them a new a**hole. Like in days of old. However, our policy of concessions, withdrawal, and lack of response to terrorism has resulted in the perception that we are weak and vulnerable. The terrorists are not afraid of us. Instead of running, they are running off at the mouth.
In an apparent response to Israeli threats to enter Gaza, the Aksa Martyrs Brigades group announced on Sunday that it its members have succeeded in manufacturing chemical and biological weapons to be used against Israel.
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amen.
We just said tehillim for him at maariv and then our daf yomi shiur dedciated the shiur in hoping for his speedy and safe return.
shkoyach on the post.
“our soldiers are risking their lifes for those ungrateful settlers…”
“no,no, after withdrawal our solidiers won’t ever have to enter in gaza..”
“in modern war (an israeli politic,a genius) , land and territory don’t care, just aerial space…”
congratulations for the withdrawal
chewing gum and toning your butt at the same time…
…is apparently impossible for the majority of members at my gym; in the back, where there are some cardio machines and stretching mats, the TV shows the news. FOX News. Because, it seems, it is too dangerous to have to
Im sorry about being ignorant. My question is 2 parts; first, I understand the anger involved with having someone special taken. However the question I have is why is the Hamas are beingheld responsible for a splinter group who does not want peace? The other question is if the Hamas was finaly able to recover him with out a happy ending would the retaliation continue. I apologize for not understanding everything the only info I have gathered hear in the US is he was kidnapped and even though a different group has claimed responsibility the Hamas are being held responsible. Me personally i would just hunt the group responsible down like rabid dogs and advise others to just stay out of my way while I delt with personal matters. If this seems wrong could someone please talk to me and explain I would greatly appreciate this
I think it is terrible that terrorist organizations have gone so low as to stoop to kidnapping children. I am aware he is of age but he is still a child. I am praying for him and I hope the entire world follows. I send my prayers to his family and my anger and hope for revenge to the tyrants who did this.
Hamas is a terrorist organization. Not only in real life but recognized as such by many nations. Furthermore, it’s cute to say that the abductors are a rogue group. It’s called plausible deniability. These people live on deception and thrive of misinformation. To believe them or even give them the benefit of the doubt is a naive mistake. Would retaliation continue? I just don’t understand that question…. There are Qasam rockets fired at Israel on an almost daily basis. You only hear about Israel “retaliating” every once in a while. Just because Israeli bombs are more accurate doesn’t make them wrong and the bad guys right.
I guarantee you this, if all hostilities are stopped on the Palestinian side they will have no fear of Israeli attack.
By the way, are you aware that Hama’s want the release of some 1440 prisoners in return for Gilad Shalit? I wonder who is negotioating… the rogue kidnappers or the Palestianian authority…