Schalits chain themselves to fence outside PM's residence

By JPOST.COM STAFF 
06/25/2011 19:47

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  Hundreds of people began gathering at the Schalit family tent set up outside the Prime Minister's Residence in Jerusalem Saturday afternoon to offer their support to the family's demand that their son, Gilad, be released from Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip. Saturday marks the fifth anniversary of Gilad Schalit's kidnapping by Hamas terrorists along the Gaza border.

Gilad's mother and father, Aviva and Noam, as well as bother Yoel chained themselves to a fence outside the Prime Minister's Residence, saying that they are "a family in captivity." Hundreds of supporters and protesters gathered to support the Schalit family, under the banner: Five years - No achievements.
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