23 June 11 21:38, Hillel Koren
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began his speech at the closing plenum of the Israeli Presidential Conference with the subject of Gilad Shalit, the Israeli soldier held captive in Gaza for five years. 'Gilad Shalit is important to millions because of Hamas's refusal to allow Red Cross representatives to meet the kidnapped soldier. Hamas announced today that it stands by its refusal. I have decided to change Israel's policy concerning terrorists in Israeli prisons. We are obliged to respect Israeli law and international law, but we are not bound to anything beyond that, and therefore the over-generous conditions in Israeli prisons will stop,' Netanyahu said. Read more
