French President Nicolas Sarkozy recently wrote to the parents of kidnapped Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit to assure them that France has not forgotten about their son and will continue to work for his release. "This August 28, on Gilad's 23rd birthday,...

On the backdrop of reports on progress made in the negotiations for a prisoner exchange deal, activists of the Gilad Shalit Campaign marked his 23rd birthday Thursday evening. Some 100 people gathered near the Defense Ministry building at Tel Aviv's Kirya...