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June 30 2011

beginning Saturday night at Herzliya
Studios, Israel's largest TV facility,
with each spending an hour in "soli-
tary confinement" in solidarity with
the captured soldier.
A rally was planned for Rome,
where the mayor of Italy's capital city
was to help release 1,826 yellow bal-
loons, corresponding to the number of
days Shalit has been in captivity:
On Friday, the Obama administra-
tion called for Gilad Shalit's immedi-
ate release.
"Nearly five years have now passed
since Hamas terrorists crossed into
Israel and abducted Gilad Shalit," it
said. "During this time, Hamas has
held him hostage without access by
the International Committee of the
Red Cross, in violation of the stan-
dards of basic decency and interna-
tional humanitarian demands. As the
anniversary of his capture approach-
es, the United States condemns in the
strongest possible terms his contin-
ued detention, and joins other gov-
ernments and international organiza-
tions around the world in calling on
Hamas to release him immediately"
France's foreign minister, Alain
Juppe, said France "has not forgot-
ten Gilad Shalit" and noted that he is
the French hostage held the longest
in captivity. Shalit, 24, is a citizen of
both France and Israel.
According to the website www.
meetgilad.com, Shalit is an honorary
citizen of Paris, Rome, New Orleans
and Miami. He was just named an
honorary citizen of Baltimore.
Twelve Israeli, Palestinian and
international human rights orga-
nizations issued a joint statement
Friday calling on Hamas to end
its "illegal" and "inhumane" treat-
ment of Shalit, including Amnesty
International, Human Rights Watch,
the International Federation for
Human Rights and the Palestinian
Center for Human Rights. Some of
those groups had never before spo-
ken out on his behalf, according to
a report by the International Middle
East Media Center, which called the
joint statement "unprecedented."
Amnesty International said in
a news release that it is circulat-
ing a petition among its worldwide
membership calling upon Hamas to
ease the suffering of Shalit and his
family, and will present the petition
to Hamas's prime minister in Gaza,
Ismail Haniyeh.
The International Committee of
the Red Cross has issued a statement
demanding that Hamas issue proof
immediately that Shalit is still alive,
saying the lack of information about
the Israeli soldier was "unacceptable."