France's Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner (L) shakes hands with Noam Shalit, father of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, after their meeting in Jerusalem November 18, 2009. Shalit was abducted by Palestinian gunmen from Gaza during a cross-border raid in June 2006. Reuters Pictures 2 months ago

France's Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner (L) shakes hands with Noam Shalit, father of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, after their meeting in Jerusalem November 18, 2009. Shalit was abducted by Palestinian gunmen from Gaza during a cross-border raid in June 2006.

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  1. Noam Shalit, father of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, arrives for a meeting with Israeli cabinet ministers Uzi Landau and Yuval Steinitz at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem November 25, 2009. An Israeli prisoner exchange with Hamas has not yet been agreed and may not happen, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday, after a senior cabinet colleague predicted a breakthrough within weeks.
  2. Noam Shalit (R), father of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, is seen before his meeting with Israeli cabinet minister Yuli-Yoel Edelstein at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem November 23, 2009. Israel has softened its terms for a prisoner swap with Hamas and the two enemies are nearing a deal to exchange hundreds of Palestinian inmates for Shalit, an Israeli soldier held in the Gaza Strip, officials said on Monday.
  3. Noam Shalit (C), father of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, is seen after his meeting with Israeli cabinet minister Yuli-Yoel Edelstein at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem November 23, 2009. Israel has softened its terms for a prisoner swap with Hamas and the two enemies are nearing a deal to exchange hundreds of Palestinian inmates for Shalit, an Israeli soldier held in the Gaza Strip, officials said on Monday.
  4. Noam (L) and Aviva Shalit (R), parents of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, sit with Israeli cabinet minister Yuli-Yoel Edelstein (C) before their meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem November 23, 2009. Israel has softened its terms for a prisoner swap with Hamas and the two enemies are nearing a deal to exchange hundreds of Palestinian inmates for Shalit, an Israeli soldier held in the Gaza Strip, officials said on Monday.
  5. Noam Shalit, father of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, leaves after a meeting with Israel's Education Minister Gideon Saar (not pictured) in Jerusalem December 1, 2009. Shalit was seized by Hamas-led gunmen in a 2006 raid across the Gaza border.
  6. Noam Shalit, father of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, speaks to members of the media after a meeting with Israel's Education Minister Gideon Saar (not pictured) in Jerusalem December 1, 2009. Shalit was seized by Hamas-led gunmen in a 2006 raid across the Gaza border.
  7. Palestinian women walk past a cardboard cut-out of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit upon their arrival to visit jailed relatives at Hadarim prison near Netanya February 9, 2010. About 30 Israelis protested outside the prison on Tuesday calling for the right to visit Shalit, who has been held incommunicado by Gaza militants for more than three years, as is granted to families of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails.
  8. A Palestinian woman looks at Israeli demonstrators through the window of a bus upon her arrival to visit a jailed relative at Hadarim prison near Netanya February 9, 2010. About 30 Israelis protested outside the prison on Tuesday calling for the right to visit captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, who has been held incommunicado by Gaza militants for more than three years, as is granted to families of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails.
  9. An Israeli demonstrator wears a sticker over her mouth during a protest outside Hadarim prison near Netanya February 9, 2010. About 30 Israelis protested outside the prison on Tuesday calling for the right to visit captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, who has been held incommunicado by Gaza militants for more than three years, as is granted to families of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails. The sticker reads in Hebrew "Gilad is still alive."
  10. Palestinian women walk past a cardboard cut-out of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit upon their arrival to visit jailed relatives at Hadarim prison near Netanya February 9, 2010. About 30 Israelis protested outside the prison on Tuesday calling for the right to visit Shalit, who has been held incommunicado by Gaza militants for more than three years, as is granted to families of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails.
  11. A Palestinian woman walks past a cardboard cut-out of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit upon her arrival to visit a jailed relative at Hadarim prison near Netanya February 9, 2010. About 30 Israelis protested outside the prison on Tuesday calling for the right to visit Shalit, who has been held incommunicado by Gaza militants for more than three years, as is granted to families of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails.
  12. Israeli demonstrators hold cardboard cut-outs of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit during a protest calling for his release outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office in Jerusalem February 5, 2010. A senior Hamas leader said earlier this week indirect talks with Israel on a prisoner exchange had collapsed and blamed Netanyahu for hardening Israeli terms.
  13. An Israeli demonstrator shouts slogans behind a cardboard cut-out of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit during a protest calling for his release outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office in Jerusalem February 5, 2010. A senior Hamas leader said earlier this week indirect talks with Israel on a prisoner exchange had collapsed and blamed Netanyahu for hardening Israeli terms.
  14. An Israeli woman waves a flag near a cardboard cutout depicting captive soldier Gilad Shalit during a protest outside the residence of Prime Minister Netanyahu in Jerusalem calling for Shalit's release January 26, 2010. Shalit has been held captive in the Gaza Strip since 2006. He was seized by militants who tunneled into Israel from the territory.
  15. An Israeli carries a cardboard cutout of captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit during a protest outside the residence of Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu in Jerusalem calling for Shalit's release January 26, 2010. Shalit has been held captive in the Gaza Strip since 2006. He was seized by militants who tunnelled into Israel from the territory.
  16. An Israeli Arab demonstrator holds a Palestinian flag as he walks past banners depicting captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit during a protest near the Erez border crossing between Israel and the northern Gaza Strip December 31, 2009. The protest, calling for an end to Israel's blockade on the Gaza Strip, was held simultaneously on both sides of the border. Shalit, now 23, was seized by militants who tunnelled into Israel from the Gaza Strip in a raid in 2006.

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