A Blog by the Editor of The Middle East Journal

Putting Middle Eastern Events in Cultural and Historical Context

Friday, October 2, 2009

Gilad Shalit Video

As no doubt everyone knows by now, Israel has agreed to release 20 Palestinian prisoners (of whom 19 were released today) in exchange for the video of captured IDF soldier Gilad Shalit, being held by Hamas. The transcript of the video can be read here, and for those who know Hebrew, here's the actual video: