AMISRAEL Brings Shalit's Plight to Latin America
by Maayana Miskin
The AMISRAEL organization held a conference Thursday in Jerusalem after years of working to spread awareness of the plight of kidnapped IDF soldier Gilad Shalit, who was taken captive by Hamas in 2006 as he patrolled at a crossing outside Gaza. Gilad's father Noam Shalit was at the conference, as was AMISRAEL director and founder Dr. William Soto, Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi Yona Metzger, and Minister Yuli Edelstein.
Dr. Soto handed Noam Shalit 15 parliamentary resolutions, made by 15 separate national parliaments in Latin America, demanding that Gilad Shalit be released immediately.
“What we are doing here today is to show the people of Israel and the Shalit family that they are not alone, and that the hearts of millions of people on the other side of the world are with you,” Soto said. Regarding Hamas, he said, “If they want to establish a sovereign state in Gaza, the first step is showing acceptance of human rights and core universal values expected of every other state across the globe.”
Noam Shalit accepted the resolutions, and said, “It is very touching to see that the matter of my son is no longer just an Israeli problem, and I give deep thanks to AMISRAEL for making this a truly global issue.”
Despite it's name, which in Hebrew means “the nation of Israel,” AMISRAEL is primarily a non-Jewish group. “We deeply appreciate the love and friendship displayed by so many gentiles through AMISRAEL,” said Rabbi Metzger.
“Free Gilad. It's a simple statement; everybody can relate to it,” said Edelstein. “It doesn't require any additional explanation or additions.”
(IsraelNationalNews.com)
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