Has the World Forgotten Gilad Shalit?

Hamas's kidnapping of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit triggered the Gaza war. Four years later, the war has long ended; sanctions are being relaxed - and yet the atrocity that triggered it all continues.

On 25 June, Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit will mark four years in captivity by Hamas.

With the pitiful exception of one 3-minute video and three letters over a period of four years, Shalit has been denied any contact with the outside world. No Red Cross. No Geneva convention rights.

Last month, so called flotilla peace activists bringing humanitarian aid to Gaza rejected a request by Shalit’s father to bring his son a letter and small package. Apparently, this did not align with their mission.

It was Hamas's seizure of Shalit that triggered the Gaza war. Four years later, the war has long ended, the sanctions that followed the war are being relaxed - and yet the atrocity that triggered it all continues. As you hear people talk of Gaza, remember Gilad Shalit.